City government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Litchfield took in $30.9 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%Fines and other15%City taxes12%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

15%

of Litchfield'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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$3.4 million
Sales tax
0.9%$263 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$183 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$19.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$12.8 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$849 thousand
  • Airport$144 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$2.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$301 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$4.6 million
Fines
0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

53%

of Litchfield'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
53%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$613 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$345 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$163 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$954 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$382 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$240 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$159 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$183 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$183 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Litchfield. 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 Litchfield 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.