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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Minatare took in $1.8 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%City taxes16%State tax money14%Fines and other7.2%

What stands out

63%

of Minatare'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 taxes16%

Other taxes
12%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$82 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$542 thousand
  • Electric power$228 thousand
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$241 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

23%

of Minatare's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$513 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$170 thousand
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$425 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$393 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$393 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Minatare. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Minatare 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.