City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nowthen took in $3.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.7%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money8.4%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

54%

of Nowthen's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes59%

Property tax
54%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.8%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$259 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$151 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$259 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$319 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Interest on debt3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

44%

of Nowthen'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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$830 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$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$677 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$97 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nowthen. 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 Nowthen 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.