City government · Wadena County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Verndale took in $1.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)48%State tax money19%City taxes14%Fines and other14%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Verndale's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$190 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 services48%

Fees for services
48%$639 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$416 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Water$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$62 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$250 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$169 thousand
Fines
1.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.0%Interest on debt3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

54%

of Verndale'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
54%$926 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$361 thousand
  • Water supply$287 thousand
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$233 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$59 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Verndale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Verndale 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.