City government · Mille Lacs County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milaca took in $7.3 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)58%State tax money17%City taxes15%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Milaca'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 taxes15%

Property tax
14%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$27 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
  • Water$615 thousand
  • Sewer$332 thousand
  • Other service charges$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$297 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$456 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Milaca's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.9 million
  • Water supply$740 thousand
  • Sewer systems$378 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$841 thousand
  • Airports$307 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$727 thousand
  • Fire protection$362 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$746 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$629 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$646 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$623 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$93 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milaca. 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 Milaca 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.