City government · Le Sueur County, MN

Le Sueur's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Le Sueur took in $25.3 million and spent $31.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%City taxes12%State tax money5.4%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

76%

of Le Sueur's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$241 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$222 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$19.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$12.0 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Road charges$360 thousand
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$310 thousand
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$446 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$69 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.2 million
Fines
0.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs4.8%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

67%

of Le Sueur'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
67%$20.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$9.6 million
  • Water supply$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Airports$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$1.5 million
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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$965 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$808 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$873 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$854 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Le Sueur. 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 Le Sueur 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.