City government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Long Prairie took in $12.3 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, liquor stores)63%State tax money12%City taxes9.3%Fines and other7.2%County and local tax money6.9%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

63%

of Long Prairie's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.3%

Property tax
8.5%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$346 thousand
  • Airport$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$138 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.5 million

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$847 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$853 thousand
Fines
0.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Long Prairie's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water supply$524 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$155 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$969 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$1.1 million
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$703 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$990 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$891 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Long Prairie. 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 Long 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.