City government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Russell took in $840 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)66%City taxes16%State tax money13%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

66%

of Russell'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 taxes16%

Property tax
16%$135 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$553 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$409 thousand
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$19 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$111 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

76%

of Russell'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
76%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$520 thousand
  • Water supply$262 thousand
  • Sewer systems$242 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$136 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$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Russell. 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 Russell 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.