City government · Itasca County, MN

La Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Prairie took in $706 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes33%State tax money16%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
31%$216 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$264 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$36 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$116 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$59 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

52%

of La Prairie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$245 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$124 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
  • Water supply$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Prairie. 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 La Prairie 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.