City government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waltham took in $161 thousand and spent $246 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money30%Fees for services (water)28%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Waltham's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
35%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$8 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$49 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Interest on debt6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Waltham's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$27 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$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waltham. 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 Waltham 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.