City government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sargeant took in $110 thousand and spent $86 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money29%City taxes28%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
28%$31 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Water$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%

What stands out

53%

of Sargeant's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$46 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$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sargeant. 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 Sargeant 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.