ZIP 55903 · Rochester, MN

Four 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

Olmsted County

$292 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)23%Federal tax money15%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Olmsted County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

Full Olmsted County breakdown

County taxes52%

Property tax
44%$124 million
Sales tax
6.6%$18.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$63.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$30.1 million
  • Garbage collection$28.1 million
  • Housing$2.8 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Sewer$106 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%$40.8 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$16.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$246 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$13.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending15%

What stands out

32%

of Olmsted County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Full Olmsted County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$93.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$93.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$62.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$31.7 million
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$44.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44.1 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$32.2 million
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)$16.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$17.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$15.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.3 million
Housing and community development
4.6%$13.5 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
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Your city

City of Rochester

$462 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)50%City taxes26%State tax money16%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

50%

of Rochester's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Full Rochester breakdown

City taxes26%

Property tax
18%$103 million
Sales tax
4.4%$24.3 million
Other taxes
3.1%$17.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.3 million
  • Other licenses$5.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$278 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$188 million
  • Sewer$41.1 million
  • Other service charges$15.1 million
  • Water$14.6 million
  • Parking$7.3 million
  • Airport$4.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Transit fares$1.8 million
  • Road charges$755 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$89.3 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$45.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$359 thousand
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

43%

of Rochester's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Full Rochester breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$200 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$162 million
  • Sewer systems$21.0 million
  • Water supply$16.9 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$120 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$104 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Government buildings$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$61.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$37.7 million
  • Fire protection$20.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$43.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$18.1 million
  • Roads and highways$16.6 million
  • Parking$8.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$24.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.7 million
  • Libraries$9.2 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$11.9 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$789 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$766 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$766 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$397 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$397 thousand
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Your schools

Rochester School District 535

$345 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money71%School district taxes21%Fines and other4.4%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.3%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Rochester School District 535's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Rochester School District 535 breakdown

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$74.3 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; other school charges and 1 more
  • School tuition and transportation$5.7 million
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • School lunches$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.2 million

State tax money71%

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

From the state
71%$249 million

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%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$15.3 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges96%Interest on debt3.1%Sent to other local governments1.0%
Full Rochester School District 535 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
96%$331 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$331 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$10.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$3.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.3 million
  • Sent to school districts$144 thousand
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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.

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

Rochester School District 535. 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.