City government · Koochiching County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northome took in $2.3 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money60%Fees for services (liquor stores, water)28%County and local tax money3.9%State tax money3.4%City taxes2.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Northome's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes2.6%

Property tax
2.6%$59 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$628 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$346 thousand
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money60%

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

From the federal government
60%$1.4 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$78 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$88 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs3.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Northome'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
52%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Liquor stores$296 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
43%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$207 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$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$48 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Northome. 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 Northome 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.