City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kimball took in $2.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money29%City taxes26%Fines and other14%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Kimball's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
23%$542 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$729 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$250 thousand
  • Sewer$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$672 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$315 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%

What stands out

27%

of Kimball's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$612 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$433 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Police$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$204 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$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$100 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kimball. 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 Kimball 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.