City government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sabin took in $1.0 million and spent $631 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes20%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$196 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$266 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$104 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$131 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

19%

of Sabin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$179 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$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sabin. 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 Sabin 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.