City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Miltona 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 (liquor stores, sewer)73%City taxes9.6%Fines and other8.6%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

73%

of Miltona'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 taxes9.6%

Property tax
9.3%$138 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$878 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$23 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$104 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$126 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Interest on debt2.7%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

67%

of Miltona'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
67%$816 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and sewer systems
  • Liquor stores$683 thousand
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$239 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$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miltona. 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 Miltona 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.