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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Zumbrota took in $6.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes36%State tax money12%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money2.9%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
32%$2.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$277 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$912 thousand
  • Road charges$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$191 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$812 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$192 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$374 thousand
Fines
0.8%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Zumbrota'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
35%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$814 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$904 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$528 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$356 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$902 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$804 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$684 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$372 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zumbrota. 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 Zumbrota 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.