City government · Morrison County, MN

Little Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little Falls took in $21.2 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%City taxes25%Fines and other9.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Little Falls' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
22%$4.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$411 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$182 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.0%$205 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$918 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$620 thousand
  • Airport$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$8.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$105 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$2.0 million
Fines
0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

36%

of Little Falls' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$925 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$719 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$526 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$712 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Little Falls. 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 Little Falls 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.