City government · Kandiyohi County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Willmar took in $330 million and spent $264 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)88%City taxes4.4%Fines and other3.7%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Willmar's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes4.4%

Property tax
2.8%$9.1 million
Sales tax
1.3%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$548 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$305 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$290 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$184 million
  • Electric power$75.1 million
  • Sewer$15.1 million
  • Water$13.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$704 thousand
  • Other service charges$350 thousand
  • Airport$116 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.0 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$9.8 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2.6 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$11.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Running the government and other costs3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

45%

of Willmar's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
45%$119 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$119 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$99.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$72.7 million
  • Water supply$17.2 million
  • Sewer systems$9.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$17.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$17.3 million
  • Airports$264 thousand
  • Public transit$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$8.0 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$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$5.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$503 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willmar. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Willmar 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.