City government · Nobles County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Worthington took in $65.9 million and spent $49.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)60%City taxes13%State tax money11%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money7.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Worthington'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 taxes13%

Property tax
11%$7.1 million
Sales tax
2.0%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$463 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$242 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$174 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$42 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$39.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$21.4 million
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Liquor stores$5.2 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
  • Road charges$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$4.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$7.4 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%$33 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Running the government and other costs4.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

61%

of Worthington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$20.2 million
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Liquor stores$858 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$351 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$2.2 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$860 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$793 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Worthington. 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 Worthington 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.