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Golden Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Golden Valley took in $200 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%State tax money40%City taxes15%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$30 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$79 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%

What stands out

13%

of Golden Valley'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
39%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$44 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Golden Valley. 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 Golden Valley 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.