City government · McLeod County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lester Prairie took in $4.0 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes28%State tax money15%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

5.1%

of Lester Prairie's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$495 thousand
  • Garbage collection$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 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%$204 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$614 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$240 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

27%

of Lester Prairie'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
27%$625 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$311 thousand
  • Water supply$212 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$619 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$443 thousand
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$581 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$307 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$59 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lester 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 Lester 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.