City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Paynesville took in $9.3 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, liquor stores)62%City taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

62%

of Paynesville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
12%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$255 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Liquor stores$1.9 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$205 thousand
  • Airport$189 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$112 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$24 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$788 thousand
Fines
0.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

52%

of Paynesville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$801 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$856 thousand
  • Fire protection$671 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.2 million
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$951 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$559 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
  • Airports$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$346 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$236 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$215 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paynesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Paynesville 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.