City government · Wabasha County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainview took in $7.1 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%City taxes34%State tax money14%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
33%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$898 thousand
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Road charges$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$991 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%$57 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$338 thousand
Fines
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Plainview's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$445 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Public transit$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$993 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$429 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$679 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Libraries$266 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$101 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plainview. 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 Plainview 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.