City government · Renville County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Renville took in $2.3 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money25%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
36%$820 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$649 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Sewer$248 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$68 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$571 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$175 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Renville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$969 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$601 thousand
  • Water supply$368 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$956 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$755 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$647 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$647 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$362 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$317 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Renville. 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 Renville 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.