City government · Benton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sauk Rapids took in $26.7 million and spent $30.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)46%City taxes27%State tax money17%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Sauk Rapids' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
20%$5.4 million
Sales tax
4.6%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$459 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$444 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$4.2 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$514 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$250 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$4.6 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$210 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Sauk Rapids' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$11.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Liquor stores$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
35%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$1.8 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$371 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sauk Rapids. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Sauk Rapids 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.