City government · Meeker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watkins took in $2.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money27%City taxes22%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$519 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$394 thousand
  • Other service charges$310 thousand
  • Water$289 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 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%$52 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$648 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$181 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals11%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Watkins' 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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$585 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$494 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$179 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$210 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$108 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$195 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$195 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watkins. 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 Watkins 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.