City government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Longville took in $3.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)86%City taxes9.1%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money2.2%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

86%

of Longville'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 taxes9.1%

Property tax
8.7%$294 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.6 million
  • Sewer$200 thousand
  • Airport$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$75 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$73 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Running the government and other costs4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

81%

of Longville'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
81%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and sewer systems
  • Liquor stores$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$131 thousand
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Longville. 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 Longville 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.