City government · Crow Wing County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nisswa took in $10.5 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)70%City taxes24%Fines and other2.3%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

70%

of Nisswa'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 taxes24%

Property tax
24%$2.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$5.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$296 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
  • Water-$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$115 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$227 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$216 thousand
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Nisswa'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
76%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$4.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Water supply$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$959 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$773 thousand
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$855 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$449 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$621 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$385 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nisswa. 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 Nisswa 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.