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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Muenster took in $2.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money9.7%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
24%$588 thousand
Property tax
23%$549 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$988 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$611 thousand
  • Sewer$364 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$233 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.7%$18 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

7.5%

of Muenster's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$920 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$376 thousand
  • Sewer systems$280 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$264 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$386 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muenster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Muenster 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.