City government · Nobles County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rushmore took in $843 thousand and spent $786 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%State tax money19%City taxes17%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

56%

of Rushmore's 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%$138 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$475 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$250 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Water$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$22 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$156 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

54%

of Rushmore's 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
54%$424 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$248 thousand
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$61 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$207 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rushmore. 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 Rushmore 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.