City government · Douglas County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nelson took in $134 thousand and spent $206 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%State tax money34%Fees for services29%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
26%$35 thousand
Other taxes
11%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes and other licenses
  • Amusement taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Sewer-$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

63%

of Nelson'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%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$46 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$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nelson. 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 Nelson 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.