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Newman Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Newman Grove took in $1.2 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes27%State tax money13%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of Newman Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
11%$129 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$104 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$626 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$325 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$157 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries40%Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Running the government and other costs4.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

40%

of Newman Grove'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
40%$818 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$613 thousand
  • Libraries$205 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$706 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$706 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$226 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$81 thousand
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$148 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$90 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newman Grove. 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 Newman Grove 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.