City government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waconia took in $27.0 million and spent $34.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other18%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Waconia's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
38%$10.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$197 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$101 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$48 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$175 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$4.7 million
Fines
0.5%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

19%

of Waconia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.0 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$312 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$774 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$704 thousand
  • Government buildings$412 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waconia. 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 Waconia 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.