City government · Scott County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Prague took in $29.2 million and spent $32.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%City taxes18%State tax money6.8%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

68%

of New Prague'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 taxes18%

Property tax
17%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$417 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$322 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$19.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$11.3 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Road charges$502 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand
  • Hospital bills$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$554 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$116 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

12%

of New Prague's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$2.3 million
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$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$499 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Prague. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of New Prague 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.