City government · Martin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Truman took in $4.0 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%State tax money13%City taxes12%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Truman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$481 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water$277 thousand
  • Sewer$259 thousand
  • Hospital bills$197 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$57 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$505 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$141 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Running the government and other costs4.9%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

10%

of Truman's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water supply$371 thousand
  • Sewer systems$367 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$430 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$430 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$262 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$99 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$94 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Truman. 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 Truman 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.