City government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McGrath took in $97 thousand and spent $77 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer)30%City taxes19%Fines and other11%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
18%$17 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$39 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

34%

of McGrath'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$16 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$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McGrath. 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 McGrath 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.