City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nielsville took in $192 thousand and spent $176 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%City taxes23%State tax money21%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$44 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$77 thousand
  • Water$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Sewer-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$4 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Nielsville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$53 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Water supply$27 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$27 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$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nielsville. 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 Nielsville 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.