City government · Clay County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ulen took in $6.6 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)92%City taxes3.9%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

92%

of Ulen'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 taxes3.9%

Property tax
3.9%$256 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$5.1 million
  • Liquor stores$435 thousand
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$30 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$168 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Housing and community development5.2%Running the government and other costs2.2%Roads, transit and parking1.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

75%

of Ulen'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%

Health and hospitals
75%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$859 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$389 thousand
  • Water supply$284 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Housing and community development
5.2%$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$135 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$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ulen. 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 Ulen 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.