City government · Kandiyohi County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spicer took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%Fines and other7.3%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

38%

of Spicer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
38%$1.3 million
Sales tax
6.5%$220 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$686 thousand
  • Water$487 thousand
  • Other service charges$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$67 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$120 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$241 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

4.8%

of Spicer's spending goes to housing and community development.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%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$884 thousand
  • Water supply$439 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$451 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$265 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$386 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$334 thousand
  • Police$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$331 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$331 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$143 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$119 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spicer. 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 Spicer 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.