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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milnor took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%City taxes28%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money4.6%

What stands out

37%

of Milnor'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 taxes28%

Sales tax
16%$179 thousand
Property tax
11%$119 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$117 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.6%$50 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$57 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$400 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development7.4%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

33%

of Milnor'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$370 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$343 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$251 thousand
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$110 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Housing and community development
7.4%$76 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milnor. 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 Milnor 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.