City government · Cottonwood County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Windom took in $56.5 million and spent $57.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)83%State tax money12%City taxes4.6%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Windom'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 taxes4.6%

Property tax
4.3%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$46.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$27.4 million
  • Electric power$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
  • Airport$145 thousand
  • Housing$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$98 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$6.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$621 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

47%

of Windom's 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%

Health and hospitals
47%$27.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$11.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Liquor stores$2.7 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$401 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$936 thousand
  • Airports$169 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$918 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$876 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Windom. 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 Windom 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.