City government · McLean County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Max took in $539 thousand and spent $410 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%State tax money29%Fines and other25%City taxes11%

What stands out

25%

of Max's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$58 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$158 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$133 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

24%

of Max'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Max. 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 Max 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.