City government · Chisago County, MN

Rush City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush City took in $4.4 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money30%City taxes17%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

30%

of Rush City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$705 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$502 thousand
  • Airport$143 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Road charges$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$228 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$262 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development4.4%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

42%

of Rush City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$386 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$788 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Sewer systems$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$683 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$428 thousand
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$650 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$421 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Housing and community development
4.4%$190 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$137 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$126 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rush City. 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 Rush City 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.