City government · Koochiching County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mizpah took in $59 thousand and spent $23 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (garbage collection)25%State tax money17%Fines and other15%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
41%$24 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$15 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$10 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Health and hospitals4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%

What stands out

26%

of Mizpah's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mizpah. 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 Mizpah 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.