City government · Carlton County, MN

Kettle River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kettle River took in $370 thousand and spent $314 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes31%State tax money13%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

30%

of Kettle River's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$111 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$193 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$9 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$47 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%

What stands out

11%

of Kettle River's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$71 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$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kettle River. 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 Kettle River 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.