City government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Warren took in $15.1 million and spent $18.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)81%State tax money8.9%City taxes5.4%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

81%

of Warren'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 taxes5.4%

Property tax
5.0%$749 thousand
Sales tax
0.4%$63 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 9 more
  • Hospital bills$7.1 million
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Gas$975 thousand
  • Water$598 thousand
  • Housing$552 thousand
  • Garbage collection$432 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Airport$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$72 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.3 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%$80 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$560 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development8.9%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

40%

of Warren's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
40%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Gas supply$941 thousand
  • Water supply$523 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$387 thousand
  • Sewer systems$326 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.8 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Housing and community development
8.9%$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$549 thousand
  • Airports$120 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$385 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$363 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$264 thousand
  • Police$94 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warren. 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 Warren 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.