City government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minneota took in $2.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes27%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%State tax money24%Federal tax money13%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

13%

of Minneota's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
27%$655 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$645 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$223 thousand
  • Garbage collection$177 thousand
  • Sewer$148 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$310 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$585 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$16 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$188 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development9.2%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

9.2%

of Minneota's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$691 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$560 thousand
  • Police$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$672 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$226 thousand
  • Sewer systems$223 thousand
  • Water supply$223 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$376 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$308 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$302 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$302 thousand
Housing and community development
9.2%$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$205 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$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Minneota. 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 Minneota 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.