City government · Redwood County, MN

Redwood Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Redwood Falls took in $21.8 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)72%City taxes17%State tax money9.2%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Redwood Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$3.4 million
Other taxes
1.7%$378 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$171 thousand
  • Other licenses$169 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.5 million
  • Liquor stores$2.7 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$690 thousand
  • Road charges$408 thousand
  • Airport$287 thousand
  • Other service charges$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$81 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$113 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$110 thousand
Fines
0.2%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Running the government and other costs8.1%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Redwood Falls' 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
60%$14.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Liquor stores$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$410 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$398 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$1.9 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$577 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$391 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$206 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Redwood 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 Redwood 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.