City government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winthrop took in $5.1 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes17%State tax money10%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Winthrop'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 taxes17%

Property tax
16%$811 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water$521 thousand
  • Sewer$495 thousand
  • Other service charges$231 thousand
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Road charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$512 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$331 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Health and hospitals7.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

7.5%

of Winthrop'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water supply$460 thousand
  • Sewer systems$232 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$701 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$549 thousand
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$511 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$371 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.5%$381 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$381 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$140 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$122 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winthrop. 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 Winthrop 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.