City government · Koochiching County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Littlefork took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)52%City taxes15%State tax money15%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

7.8%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$296 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Water$350 thousand
  • Liquor stores$264 thousand
  • Other service charges$232 thousand
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$154 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$294 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$85 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

17%

of Littlefork's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$829 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$425 thousand
  • Liquor stores$293 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$286 thousand
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$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
  • Airports$14 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Littlefork. 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 Littlefork 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.