City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wayzata took in $27.4 million and spent $35.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)58%City taxes24%Fines and other8.1%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

58%

of Wayzata'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 taxes24%

Property tax
21%$5.8 million
Other taxes
3.3%$907 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$741 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 6 more
  • Liquor stores$7.6 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$853 thousand
  • Road charges$701 thousand
  • Garbage collection$455 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.6 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.1 million
Fines
0.3%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

22%

of Wayzata's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$6.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$408 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.8 million
  • Libraries$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$731 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$654 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$609 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$532 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wayzata. 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 Wayzata 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.