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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taconite took in $759 thousand and spent $514 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes28%State tax money27%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$206 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$265 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$35 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$207 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$38 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%

What stands out

39%

of Taconite's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$201 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$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Water supply$43 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Taconite. 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 Taconite 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.