City government · Pipestone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ruthton took in $430 thousand and spent $324 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes31%State tax money22%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
31%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$12 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$96 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$17 thousand
Fines
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Ruthton'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
40%$128 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$85 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$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ruthton. 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 Ruthton 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.