City government · Swift County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kerkhoven took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%City taxes22%State tax money22%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

7.6%

of Kerkhoven's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$294 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$596 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$247 thousand
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$104 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$302 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$67 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

6%

of Kerkhoven's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$307 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Water supply$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Police$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kerkhoven. 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 Kerkhoven 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.