City government · Stearns County, MN

Waite Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waite Park took in $24.4 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money12%Fines and other7.2%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Waite Park's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Property tax
41%$10.1 million
Sales tax
15%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.2%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$442 thousand
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Severance taxes$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$217 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$40 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$112 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

19%

of Waite Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$773 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$2.0 million
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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$803 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Housing and community development
6.5%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$537 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$521 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waite Park. 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 Waite Park 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.