City government · Lincoln County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tyler took in $4.5 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, gas)73%State tax money13%City taxes8.0%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

73%

of Tyler'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 taxes8.0%

Property tax
7.9%$353 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Gas$902 thousand
  • Water$465 thousand
  • Sewer$230 thousand
  • Garbage collection$220 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$161 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$591 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$93 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

66%

of Tyler's 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
66%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Gas supply$764 thousand
  • Water supply$394 thousand
  • Sewer systems$345 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$476 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$345 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$399 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
  • Airports$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$170 thousand
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$115 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tyler. 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 Tyler 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.