City government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lonsdale took in $9.1 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)41%City taxes34%Fines and other11%State tax money11%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

31%

of Lonsdale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
31%$2.8 million
Other taxes
2.7%$244 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$176 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$558 thousand
  • Other service charges$250 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$284 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$977 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.0 million
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs7.3%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

12%

of Lonsdale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Fire protection$479 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$710 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$418 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$407 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$345 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lonsdale. 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 Lonsdale 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.