City government · Chippewa County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montevideo took in $18.7 million and spent $24.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, liquor stores)45%State tax money33%City taxes15%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$178 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$60 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Liquor stores$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$760 thousand
  • Housing$705 thousand
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Road charges$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Airport$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$341 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.2 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$816 thousand
Fines
0.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Montevideo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$9.1 million
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$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$442 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Airports$165 thousand
  • Public transit$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$762 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$222 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$573 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$389 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$184 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$446 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$361 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
  • Libraries$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montevideo. 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 Montevideo 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.