City government · Ramsey County, MN

Mounds View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mounds View took in $15.9 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money15%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Mounds View's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes54%

Property tax
49%$7.8 million
Other taxes
5.5%$867 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$792 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Road charges$481 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$139 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$381 thousand
Fines
0.3%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Housing and community development12%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending20%

What stands out

12%

of Mounds View's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$466 thousand
  • Fire protection$458 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$814 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$853 thousand
  • Government buildings$575 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
7.0%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$91 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$478 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$319 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$159 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$235 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mounds View. 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 Mounds View 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.