City government · Chippewa County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watson took in $314 thousand and spent $417 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes30%State tax money27%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
29%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$66 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$86 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Watson's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$119 thousand
  • Water supply$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$98 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$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$49 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$32 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watson. 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 Watson 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.