City government · Freeborn County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manchester took in $145 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%City taxes19%State tax money17%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

61%

of Manchester'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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$27 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$25 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%

What stands out

21%

of Manchester's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Water supply$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manchester. 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 Manchester 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.