City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Underwood took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)68%Federal tax money14%State tax money9.0%City taxes8.9%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Underwood's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes8.9%

Property tax
8.7%$135 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$810 thousand
  • Water$134 thousand
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$216 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$140 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Underwood'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
70%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$780 thousand
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$252 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$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$65 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Underwood. 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 Underwood 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.