City government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McGregor took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes20%State tax money20%Fines and other15%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

15%

of McGregor's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
18%$269 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$639 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$396 thousand
  • Water$137 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$20 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$285 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$214 thousand
Fines
0.7%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

24%

of McGregor's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$507 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$438 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
  • Airports$124 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McGregor. 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 McGregor 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.