City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winger took in $342 thousand and spent $477 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes27%State tax money22%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Winger's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$89 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 services32%

Fees for services
32%$108 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Sewer$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$48 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$76 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Winger's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$306 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$182 thousand
  • Sewer systems$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$106 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$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$31 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winger. 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 Winger 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.