City government · Pine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandstone took in $3.6 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%City taxes16%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
14%$520 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$694 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$332 thousand
  • Sewer$165 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$183 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$68 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Sandstone'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
33%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$507 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$950 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$711 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$720 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$401 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$309 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$189 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$79 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandstone. 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 Sandstone 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.