City government · Otter Tail County, MN

Parkers Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parkers Prairie took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money20%Fines and other9.9%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
34%$611 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$620 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$295 thousand
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation-$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$351 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$161 thousand
Fines
0.8%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

18%

of Parkers Prairie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$499 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$279 thousand
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$339 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$289 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$331 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$262 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$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parkers Prairie. 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 Parkers Prairie 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.