City government · Red Lake County, MN

Red Lake Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Red Lake Falls took in $3.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money28%City taxes24%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$834 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$577 thousand
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Garbage collection$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$229 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$187 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

11%

of Red Lake Falls' 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
36%$941 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$456 thousand
  • Sewer systems$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$689 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$567 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$389 thousand
  • Airports$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$297 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Police$61 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Lake Falls. 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 Red Lake Falls 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.