City government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Northfield took in $174 million and spent $178 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)82%City taxes10%Fines and other4.4%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Northfield'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 taxes10%

Property tax

8.7%$15.1 million

Other taxes

1.4%$2.5 million

What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
Other licenses$847 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services

82%$143 million

What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 5 more

Hospital bills$130 million
Sewer$6.4 million
Other government-run businesses$2.9 million
Water$2.6 million
Garbage collection$1.0 million
Parks and recreation$338 thousand
Other service charges$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government

<0.1%$20 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state

2.9%$5.1 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$279 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other

4.4%$7.6 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Running the government and other costs4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

77%

of Northfield's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals

77%$138 million

What's in health and hospitalsHospitals

Hospitals$138 million

Roads, transit and parking

6.0%$10.6 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$10.6 million

Running the government and other costs

4.8%$8.6 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Other and not broken out$5.3 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$627 thousand
Government buildings$506 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.5%$8.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$4.8 million
Water supply$2.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$985 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

3.8%$6.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$5.4 million
Fire protection$883 thousand
Inspections and regulation$440 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.8%$3.2 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$1.8 million
Parks and recreation$1.4 million

Interest on debt

1.0%$1.7 million

Housing and community development

0.7%$1.2 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Northfield. 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 Northfield 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.