City government · Mille Lacs County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wahkon took in $683 thousand and spent $418 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)53%City taxes38%Fines and other4.7%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Wahkon'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
37%$255 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$361 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$352 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$12 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$31 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

22%

of Wahkon'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$144 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$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wahkon. 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 Wahkon 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.