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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nerstrand took in $525 thousand and spent $527 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes26%State tax money17%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

52%

of Nerstrand's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
25%$133 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$16 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$88 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt8.3%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Nerstrand's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$258 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$109 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$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nerstrand. 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 Nerstrand 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.