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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minnewaukan took in $417 thousand and spent $352 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%City taxes26%Federal tax money15%State tax money7.9%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

16%

of Minnewaukan's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Sales tax
16%$67 thousand
Property tax
9.8%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$190 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Sewer$9 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$63 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$33 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs36%Environment and natural resources7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

7.4%

of Minnewaukan's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
7.4%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$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 Minnewaukan. 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 Minnewaukan 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.