City government · Chisago County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lindstrom took in $10.7 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)53%City taxes31%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
29%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 6 more
  • Liquor stores$3.2 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$636 thousand
  • Other service charges$250 thousand
  • Road charges$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$69 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$914 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$477 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$357 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

50%

of Lindstrom'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
50%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$795 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$815 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
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$799 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$401 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$174 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lindstrom. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Lindstrom 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.