City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sartell took in $23.4 million and spent $21.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money9.0%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

7.5%

of Sartell's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
32%$7.4 million
Sales tax
7.5%$1.8 million
Other taxes
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$756 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$629 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Road charges$708 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
  • Other service charges$382 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$315 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$92 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$725 thousand
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt10%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

10%

of Sartell's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Interest on debt
10%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$1.9 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$483 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sartell. 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 Sartell 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.