City government · Pembina County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crystal took in $409 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%City taxes21%Fees for services8.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

70%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$82 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$288 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%

What stands out

59%

of Crystal's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crystal. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crystal 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.