City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ottertail took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%Fines and other17%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Ottertail's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
39%$472 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$35 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$34 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt6.7%Housing and community development5.5%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

5.5%

of Ottertail's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$345 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$340 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$276 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$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
Housing and community development
5.5%$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ottertail. 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 Ottertail 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.