City government · Waseca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waseca took in $12.3 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%State tax money42%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)5.0%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
43%$5.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$617 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$325 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Airport$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$255 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.2 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$369 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$496 thousand
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt1.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Waseca's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$624 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$360 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waseca. 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 Waseca 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.