City government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrenshall took in $686 thousand and spent $412 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes27%State tax money15%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

26%

of Wrenshall's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$176 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$329 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$172 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$23 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$106 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt5.1%

What stands out

10%

of Wrenshall's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$141 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$95 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$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wrenshall. 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 Wrenshall 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.