City government · Redwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milroy took in $498 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money19%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

39%

of Milroy's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
39%$194 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$183 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$13 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$96 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Milroy'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
38%$165 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$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$147 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milroy. 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 Milroy 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.