City government · Stearns County, MN

Sauk Centre's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sauk Centre took in $18.2 million and spent $15.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)67%City taxes18%State tax money8.2%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

67%

of Sauk Centre's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
12%$2.1 million
Sales tax
3.5%$645 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$454 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$270 thousand
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$272 thousand
  • Road charges$223 thousand
  • Housing$165 thousand
  • Airport$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$411 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$1.5 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$811 thousand
Fines
0.3%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

3.8%

of Sauk Centre's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$702 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$511 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.9 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$452 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$825 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$796 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$574 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$574 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$426 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$401 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sauk Centre. 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 Sauk Centre 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.