City government · Carlton County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wright took in $534 thousand and spent $297 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services39%Fines and other21%County and local tax money18%City taxes12%State tax money10%

What stands out

18%

of Wright's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$62 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$207 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%$54 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$98 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Health and hospitals38%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

38%

of Wright'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
Health and hospitals
38%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$28 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$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wright. 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 Wright 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.