City government · Carver County, MN

New Germany's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Germany took in $1.5 million and spent $930 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%City taxes27%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

63%

of New Germany'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 taxes27%

Property tax
26%$392 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$957 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$419 thousand
  • Sewer$415 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$23 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$66 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$45 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Interest on debt27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

27%

of New Germany'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
40%$372 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$170 thousand
  • Sewer systems$159 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Interest on debt
27%$249 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$128 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$103 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$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Germany. 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 New Germany 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.