City government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newport took in $7.5 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money8.5%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Newport's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
39%$3.0 million
Other taxes
7.7%$582 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$486 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$950 thousand
  • Road charges$399 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$642 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$235 thousand
Fines
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

38%

of Newport's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.3 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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$886 thousand
  • Water supply$521 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$819 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$819 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$481 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$455 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$335 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$299 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newport. 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 Newport 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.