City government · Morrison County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upsala took in $799 thousand and spent $674 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes29%State tax money16%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Upsala's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
26%$211 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Sewer$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$23 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$127 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

32%

of Upsala's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$166 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$89 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Upsala. 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 Upsala 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.