City government · Wadena County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menahga took in $14.0 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)88%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.8%City taxes3.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

88%

of Menahga'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 taxes3.4%

Property tax
3.4%$472 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$10.6 million
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Sewer$293 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$71 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$528 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$614 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

71%

of Menahga's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$954 thousand
  • Water supply$429 thousand
  • Sewer systems$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$525 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$292 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$422 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$329 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$358 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$356 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menahga. 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 Menahga 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.