City government · Morrison County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pierz took in $3.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)63%State tax money18%City taxes13%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

63%

of Pierz'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 taxes13%

Property tax
11%$336 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$524 thousand
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand
  • Road charges$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$75 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$561 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$26 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$111 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

16%

of Pierz'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
35%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$901 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$901 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$581 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$422 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$249 thousand
  • Fire protection$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$417 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$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pierz. 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 Pierz 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.