City government · McLeod County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stewart took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)34%State tax money18%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$440 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$398 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Road charges$116 thousand
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$29 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$217 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$91 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Stewart's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$195 thousand
  • Sewer systems$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$211 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$135 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$133 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$99 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stewart. 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 Stewart 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.