City government · Goodhue County, MN

Red Wing's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Red Wing took in $51.1 million and spent $46.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other11%State tax money9.7%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

46%

of Red Wing's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
46%$23.5 million
Other taxes
1.1%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$543 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$770 thousand
  • Airport$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$343 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$5.0 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%$216 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$5.4 million
Fines
0.2%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

42%

of Red Wing's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$19.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.7 million
  • Sewer systems$7.0 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$298 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$680 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$467 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$338 thousand
  • Parking$128 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.0%$907 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Red Wing. 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 Red Wing 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.