City government · Pipestone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pipestone took in $14.3 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)50%State tax money21%City taxes19%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Pipestone's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
18%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 7 more
  • Liquor stores$2.3 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$641 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$452 thousand
  • Other service charges$389 thousand
  • Airport$51 thousand
  • Road charges$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$475 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$64 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$850 thousand
Fines
0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

9.1%

of Pipestone'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
48%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$392 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$326 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$726 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$581 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pipestone. 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 Pipestone 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.