City government · Chisago County, MN

North Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Branch took in $24.9 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)62%City taxes24%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

of North Branch's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
21%$5.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$786 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$445 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$15.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Liquor stores$4.2 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$661 thousand
  • Other service charges$417 thousand
  • Road charges$311 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$61 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$64 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

56%

of North Branch's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Liquor stores$3.9 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.6 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$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$652 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$816 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$666 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$497 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Branch. 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 North Branch 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.