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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northfield took in $12.5 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (sewer)12%Fines and other5.4%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

75%

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

City taxes77%

Property tax
75%$9.3 million
Other taxes
2.6%$322 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$275 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$632 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$614 thousand
Fines
0.5%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

34%

of Northfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.2 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$673 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$354 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$203 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Northfield. 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 Northfield 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.