City government · Nicollet County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Nicollet took in $2.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%City taxes22%State tax money16%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

57%

of Nicollet'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 taxes22%

Property tax
21%$549 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$900 thousand
  • Water$425 thousand
  • Housing$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$416 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs6.5%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

34%

of Nicollet'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$991 thousand
  • Water supply$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$192 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$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$120 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$93 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nicollet. 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 Nicollet 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.