City government · Wadena County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wadena took in $22.3 million and spent $19.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)72%State tax money11%City taxes7.4%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Wadena's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.4%

Property tax
6.6%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.8%$184 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$7.0 million
  • Liquor stores$3.1 million
  • Housing$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$707 thousand
  • Other service charges$378 thousand
  • Road charges$63 thousand
  • Airport$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$14 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.5 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$601 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.5 million
Fines
0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Housing and community development8.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

8.4%

of Wadena's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$11.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.5 million
  • Liquor stores$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$241 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$123 thousand
Housing and community development
8.4%$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
3.9%$746 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$530 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$445 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$425 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wadena. 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 Wadena 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.