City government · Red Lake County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oklee took in $683 thousand and spent $668 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money28%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
37%$254 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%$192 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$92 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$23 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$190 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Health and hospitals0.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

51%

of Oklee's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$338 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$268 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$135 thousand
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oklee. 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 Oklee 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.