City government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walker took in $8.5 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)63%City taxes26%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other2.8%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
13%$1.1 million
Sales tax
12%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Water$689 thousand
  • Sewer$643 thousand
  • Airport$73 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$500 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$174 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$234 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

44%

of Walker's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$640 thousand
  • Water supply$573 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
  • Airports$393 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$379 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$240 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$155 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walker. 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 Walker 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.