City government · Goodhue County, MN

Kenyon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kenyon took in $6.9 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)67%City taxes15%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

67%

of Kenyon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Liquor stores$953 thousand
  • Sewer$461 thousand
  • Water$318 thousand
  • Other service charges$130 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.7%$326 thousand

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$724 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$38 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$139 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Running the government and other costs7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

59%

of Kenyon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Liquor stores$836 thousand
  • Water supply$833 thousand
  • Sewer systems$627 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$959 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$959 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$576 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$461 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$526 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$255 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kenyon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kenyon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.