City government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Salle took in $170 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%City taxes24%Fines and other23%

What stands out

23%

of La Salle's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$40 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$48 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt6.3%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

58%

of La Salle'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
58%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$78 thousand
  • Water supply$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Salle. 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 Salle 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.