City government · Todd County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Staples took in $18.5 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, electric power)57%State tax money33%City taxes8.1%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes8.1%

Property tax
5.8%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$411 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$268 thousand
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; electric power and 5 more
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Water$784 thousand
  • Other service charges$223 thousand
  • Airport$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$176 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$6.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$296 thousand
Fines
0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

76%

of Staples' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.6 million
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Water supply$803 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$975 thousand
  • Fire protection$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$980 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$697 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$730 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$558 thousand
  • Airports$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$560 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$534 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$295 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$265 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Staples. 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 Staples 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.