City government · Pembina County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pembina took in $371 thousand and spent $152 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other14%County and local tax money12%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
20%$75 thousand
Sales tax
17%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$133 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$1 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$43 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt90%Running the government and other costs5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%

What stands out

90%

of Pembina's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
90%$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pembina. 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 Pembina 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.