City government · Marshall County, MN

Middle River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middle River took in $534 thousand and spent $693 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other20%City taxes19%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

20%

of Middle River'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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$102 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$20 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$188 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

41%

of Middle River's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$286 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$237 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$117 thousand
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Middle River. 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 Middle River 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.