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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minster took in $22.7 million and spent $18.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%Village taxes27%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Minster's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes27%

Individual income tax
15%$3.3 million
Business income tax
5.5%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$877 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$506 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$238 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$613 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$15.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$13.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$832 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$306 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$13 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$83 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$510 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Minster's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$492 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$866 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$717 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$599 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$598 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$219 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$121 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Minster. 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 Village of Minster 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.