ZIP 55337 · Burnsville, MN

Five governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Minnesota

$61.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money31%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.1%Local tax money0.4%
Full Minnesota breakdown

What stands out

9.3%

of Minnesota's money comes from business income taxes.A typical state government gets 3.8%.

State taxes57%

Individual income tax
21%$13.3 billion
Sales tax
13%$8.49 billion
Other taxes
12%$7.29 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.39 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.02 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$888 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$846 million
  • Tobacco taxes$548 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$289 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$284 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$227 million
  • Amusement taxes$215 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$114 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 million
  • Other licenses$95.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$86.0 million
  • Severance taxes$76.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$66.4 million
  • Corporation licenses$17.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$9.1 million
  • Public utility licenses$9.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
9.3%$5.88 billion
Property tax
1.2%$732 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$3.21 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
  • College tuition$1.35 billion
  • University housing and dining$720 million
  • Sewer$332 million
  • Other service charges$314 million
  • Hospital bills$279 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$53.5 million
  • Transit fares$46.8 million
  • Housing$33.9 million
  • Road charges$15.6 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.7 million
  • Other education charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$19.5 billion

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.4%$249 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$4.35 billion
Fines
<0.1%$34.2 million
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Where the money goes

Social services38%Sent to local governments32%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

32%

of Minnesota's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Minnesota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
38%$23.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$23.2 billion
  • Welfare institutions$164 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.3 million
  • Veterans' services$26.7 million
Sent to local governments
32%$19.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$12.8 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.76 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.36 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$890 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$283 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$211 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$203 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$124 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$110 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$109 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$105 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$98.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$65.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$40.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$23.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$9.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$509 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$7.82 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.48 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.05 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$742 million
  • Other education$558 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$2.81 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.29 billion
  • Public transit$507 million
  • Airports$13.7 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$2.64 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
  • Other and not broken out$649 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$310 million
  • Other government administration$162 million
  • Government buildings$51.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$2.08 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$714 million
  • Police$623 million
  • Prisons and jails$536 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$106 million
  • Inspections and regulation$100 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.03 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$737 million
  • Hospitals$291 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$858 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$858 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$497 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$316 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$313 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$192 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$172 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$15.9 million
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas supply$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$177 million
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Your county

Dakota County

$488 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes33%State tax money25%Federal tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other5.5%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

24%

of Dakota County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Dakota County breakdown

County taxes33%

Property tax
27%$155 million
Sales tax
4.3%$24.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Severance taxes$781 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$428 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$57.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$47.6 million
  • Garbage collection$8.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Road charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$138 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$142 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$15.3 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$31.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$70 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs42%Social services24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

24%

of Dakota County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Dakota County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$207 million
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$201 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$916 thousand
Social services
24%$118 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$118 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$53.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$29.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$32.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.9 million
  • Libraries$15.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$22.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$21.5 million
  • Public transit$511 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$20.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$13.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$12.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$11.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11.8 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$8.6 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$2.0 million
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Your city

City of Burnsville

$94.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other6.7%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.1%
Full Burnsville breakdown

What stands out

41%

of Burnsville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
41%$46.9 million
Other taxes
7.8%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$7.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$472 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$350 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$39.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$13.1 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Other service charges$9.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$3.4 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$7.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$7.4 million
Fines
0.2%$250 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

34%

of Burnsville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Full Burnsville breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$32.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.4 million
  • Fire protection$10.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$630 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$23.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.3 million
  • Water supply$10.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$390 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$13.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
  • Parking$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$10.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$736 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$728 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$490 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$10.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.0 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$2.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$991 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$991 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$544 thousand
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Your schools

Burnsville School District 191

$167 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 88% of this ZIP is in Burnsville School District 191.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes23%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.6%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.1%

What stands out

68%

of Burnsville School District 191's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Burnsville School District 191 breakdown

School district taxes23%

Property tax
23%$44.3 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$2.8 million
  • Other school charges$968 thousand
  • School lunches$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$20 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$130 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$5.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$8.2 million
Burnsville School District 191 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt2.2%Sent to other local governments1.5%
Full Burnsville School District 191 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$161 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$161 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$2.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.2 million
Burnsville School District 191 page →

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196

$545 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%School district taxes21%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money2.7%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.1%
Full Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196 breakdown

What stands out

21%

of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$119 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$7.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.8 million
  • School lunches$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$80 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$391 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$15.7 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$33.4 million
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments1.1%Interest on debt1.0%
Full Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$534 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$534 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$6.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$4.9 million
  • Sent to school districts$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.4 million
Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Minnesota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Dakota County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Burnsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Burnsville School District 191. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Independent School District 196. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.