City government · Otter Tail County, MN

Pelican Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pelican Rapids took in $7.3 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)61%State tax money21%City taxes13%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Pelican Rapids' 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 taxes13%

Property tax
13%$960 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$579 thousand
  • Other service charges$316 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$139 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$187 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

17%

of Pelican Rapids' 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
51%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water supply$467 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$661 thousand
  • Libraries$404 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$747 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$456 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$263 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$419 thousand
  • Airports$27 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$284 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$256 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pelican Rapids. 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 Pelican Rapids 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.