City government · Wabasha County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabasha took in $5.7 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%City taxes38%State tax money14%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
36%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$656 thousand
  • Other service charges$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$798 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$63 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$247 thousand
Fines
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals8.4%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

8.4%

of Wabasha'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$926 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$700 thousand
  • Water supply$226 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$869 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$869 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$846 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$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$393 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$393 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$298 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wabasha. 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 Wabasha 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.