City government · Red Lake County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plummer took in $462 thousand and spent $519 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money20%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
36%$168 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$16 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$91 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

54%

of Plummer'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
54%$281 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$194 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$137 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$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plummer. 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 Plummer 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.