1997 Per Capita Expenditures for the 184 Largest Minnesota Cities by Area and Size of Population
  General Govern-
ment
Health & Public Safety Street Maint-
enance
Culture and Rec. Housing and Econ. Develop. Miscel-
laneous Expend.
Six Cate-
gory Total
Six Cate-
gory Rank
Total Capital Outlay Per Capita % of Revenues from:
City Prop. Tax State Aid Prop. Taxes State Aid
  Outside 7 County Metro Area, Cities with Population 10,000 to 20,000 (16 cities)
Average $69.76 $159.81 $88.98 $88.94 $39.74 $72.39 $519.62 - $295.79 $212.45 $295.49 22.09% 39.93%
ALBERT LEA 54.49 203.58 95.12 121.97 26.25 23.94 525.35 9 195.34 125.22 314.00 17.75% 44.51%
BEMIDJI 82.94 184.63 88.10 51.02 6.50 29.04 442.23 11 272.57 106.74 260.82 17.31% 42.30%
BRAINERD 52.47 170.54 43.78 72.72 27.99 125.58 493.08 10 166.91 155.02 280.73 21.37% 38.71%
CLOQUET 62.79 239.30 102.88 77.82 42.11 24.00 548.91 7 339.40 185.44 378.66 23.75% 48.49%
ELK RIVER 68.88 147.05 51.34 48.35 15.07 68.80 399.49 14 248.85 234.94 155.01 29.38% 19.38%
FAIRMONT 52.28 138.83 80.17 47.07 32.90 90.47 441.71 12 335.60 162.33 353.67 20.27% 44.17%
FARIBAULT 50.24 164.44 69.95 73.05 156.51 82.56 596.74 5 171.44 171.89 291.99 21.65% 36.78%
FERGUS FALLS 75.96 128.89 87.65 113.24 19.23 118.21 543.19 8 481.29 203.85 431.20 23.11% 48.89%
HIBBING 63.39 230.39 102.29 126.09 20.12 107.08 649.36 2 307.21 177.28 542.79 20.60% 63.07%
HUTCHINSON 72.72 161.28 101.33 110.78 50.78 115.74 612.63 3 247.81 246.61 294.22 27.37% 32.66%
MARSHALL 89.40 135.41 116.57 120.36 61.45 51.39 574.57 6 382.64 294.27 280.06 29.95% 28.50%
NEW ULM 90.66 96.91 98.38 126.24 104.77 81.59 598.55 4 294.91 196.90 324.23 25.23% 41.54%
N. MANKATO 56.54 85.76 95.06 57.59 14.57 65.52 375.03 16 598.60 181.41 205.97 26.02% 29.55%
NORTHFIELD 80.76 117.97 54.71 67.91 2.24 63.26 386.85 15 164.57 185.58 194.27 27.62% 28.92%
RED WING 88.74 218.97 129.80 148.33 55.32 56.98 698.15 1 369.15 626.53 216.10 54.50% 18.80%
WILLMAR 73.88 133.00 106.51 60.53 0.02 54.08 428.03 13 156.36 145.21 204.06 24.92% 35.02%

Last Updated on 11/9/99
By Lynn Edward Reed