City government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rushford took in $7.0 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes15%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Rushford's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.7%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer$800 thousand
  • Water$773 thousand
  • Other service charges$354 thousand
  • Airport$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$674 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$840 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$99 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$318 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Running the government and other costs5.2%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

25%

of Rushford'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$553 thousand
  • Water supply$501 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$842 thousand
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$688 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$383 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
  • Libraries$166 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$328 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$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$247 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$222 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$164 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$164 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rushford. 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 Rushford 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.