City government · Hennepin County, MN

Maple Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Maple Grove took in $134 million and spent $150 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)29%Fines and other25%State tax money10%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Maple Grove's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
30%$40.8 million
Other taxes
4.1%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; severance taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Severance taxes$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$49 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$38.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 5 more
  • Parks and recreation$11.3 million
  • Water$10.5 million
  • Sewer$8.3 million
  • Road charges$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Transit fares$459 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$38 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$13.7 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$33.7 million
Fines
0.2%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

35%

of Maple Grove's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$52.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$47.9 million
  • Public transit$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$35.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$17.4 million
  • Sewer systems$16.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$24.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$19.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$21.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$13.0 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$10.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.5 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$990 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$218 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$218 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maple Grove. 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 Maple Grove 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.