GENERAL SUMMARY
<br />TAXABLE VALUATIONS AND TAX LEVIES
<br />The ad valorem taxes on real and personal
<br />property in each population class and for
<br />all cities are presented in the following table.
<br />Taxable valuations are based on assessments
<br />made in 1984 on which taxes were levied that
<br />year for collection in 1985, together with
<br />comparable data for the preceding year.
<br />Total taxable valuation in Minnesota
<br />increased 8127.83 per capita in 1985. This is
<br />2.2% higher than the previous year. The changes
<br />in valuation in each population class varied from
<br />increases of 8185.22 or 2.7% in the cities of the
<br />second class to decreases of 89.51 or .3% in
<br />the under 2,500 class.
<br />Taxable Valuation
<br />Population Per Capita
<br />Class 1985 1984
<br />Over 100,000
<br />20,000 to 100,000
<br />10,000 to 20,000
<br />2,500 to 10,000
<br />Under 2,500
<br />All Cities
<br />GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
<br />REVENUES
<br />86,567.70 86,422.32
<br />7,072.18 6,886.96
<br />5,604.48 5,439.48
<br />5,248.19 5,162.48
<br />3,676.07 3,685.58
<br />85,976.58 85,848.75
<br />Revenue for the Governmental Funds of all
<br />cities in 1985 totaled 81.76 billion,
<br />which was 874.2 â– illion or 4.4% higher than in
<br />1984. The total revenue per capita was 8543.52
<br />compared to 8526.45 in 1984. The amount per
<br />capita in each population class was as follows:
<br />Population Class
<br />Over 100,000
<br />20,000 to 100,000
<br />10,000 to 20,000
<br />2,500 to 10,000
<br />Under 2,500
<br />Per Capita
<br />8890.80
<br />464.92
<br />477.66
<br />426.69
<br />384.83
<br />The principal sources of revenue for the 855
<br />cities consisted of: (1) taxes (26.32); (2) inter-
<br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
<br />Federal Revenue Sharing
<br />Federal Cou. Development
<br />Block Grants 46,286,653
<br />Federal Grants - Other 91,361,315
<br />State Local Government Aid 265,003,836
<br />State Homestead Credit 104,916,770
<br />State Grants - Highways 44,095,012
<br />State Grants - Other 57,691,286
<br />County Grants - Highways 4,292,816
<br />County Grants - Other 4,350,715
<br />Local Units Grants _ Highways 206,214
<br />Local Units Grants Other 17,054,912
<br />The amount of city taxes levied per capita in
<br />all cities increased 85.89 or 4.2%.
<br />Last year tax levies increased 89.68 per capita
<br />or 7.4%. The city taxes levied per capita
<br />in each class ranged from an increase of 811.15
<br />in the cities of the first class to
<br />an increase of 83.12 in the 20,000 to 100,000
<br />class. Average sill rates for all cities
<br />increased .47 mills overall.
<br />Taxable valuations for 1984 and 1985 do not
<br />include tax increment assessed valuation or
<br />fiscal disparities contribution valuation, but do
<br />include fiscal disparities distribution valuation.
<br />Seven cities levied no property tax in 1985.
<br />These cities were all in the under 2,500 class and
<br />all have a population of less than 160.
<br />Local Tax Levy
<br />Per Capita
<br />Average Tax Rate
<br />(Mills)
<br />1985 1984 1985 1984
<br />8211.37
<br />129.56
<br />136.09
<br />124.73
<br />119.34
<br />8146.37
<br />8200.22
<br />126.44
<br />129.36
<br />117.70
<br />115.49
<br />8140.48
<br />832.18
<br />18.32
<br />24.28
<br />23.77
<br />32.47
<br />831.18
<br />18.36
<br />23.78
<br />22.80
<br />31.34
<br />824.49 824.02
<br />governmental revenues (38.1X) -federal and state
<br />grants and aids; and (3) special assessments (9.4x).
<br />Revenues from taxes totaled 8460.9 million.
<br />This is a 835.7 million increase over the 8425.2
<br />million collected in 1984.
<br />Intergovernmental revenue, the largest
<br />source totaled 8669 a llion, which was
<br />38.1% of the total revenue compared
<br />with 8649.8 million or 38.7% from that
<br />source in 1984. Intergovernmental revenue ranged
<br />from 28% of total revenue in the 20,000 to
<br />100,000 population class to 43.8% in the cities of
<br />the first class. Intergovernmental revenues by
<br />major class of city are summarized below.
<br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES OF CITIES
<br />GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
<br />FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1985
<br />TOTAL OVER 100,000 20,000 - 100,000 10,000 - 20,000 2,500 - 10,000 UNDER 2,500
<br />ALL CITIES FIRST CLASS SECOND CLASS THIRD CLASS FOURTH CLASS FOURTH CLASS
<br />AMOUNT 1 AMOUNT % AMOUNT % AMOUNT % AMOUNT 1 AMOUNT %
<br />33,777,202 1.9% 12,607,381 2.0% 7,438,513 1.5% 3,997,841 1.81 4,956,422 2.01 4,777,045 2.91
<br />2.6% 37,157,688 5.81 5,093,042 1.0% 1,262,553 0.61 2,719,714 1.11 53,656 0.0%
<br />5.21 54,980,857 8.61 5,905,164 1.21 5,594,842 2.61 10,125,813 4.2% 14,754,639 8.9%
<br />15.11 102,364,402 16.1% 56,594,106 11.61 32,169,578 14.8% 38,068,271 15.6% 35,807,479 21.6%
<br />6.0% 29,208,002 4.6% 29,783,367 6.1% 13,740,062 6.31 17,781,080 7.3% 14,404,259 8.71
<br />2.5% 14,522,699 2.3% 16,918,029 3.5% 6,583,328 3.0% 6,069,771 2.51 1,185 0.0%
<br />3.3% 14,100,954 2.21 11,745,195 2.4% 9,271,839 4.3% 13,945,313 5.71 8,627,985 5.2%
<br />0.2% 2,315,284 0.41 473,139 0.1% 325,004 0.2% 734,926 0.3% 444,463 0.3%
<br />0.3% 1,756,047 0.3% 1,180,011 0.2% 726,012 0.31 673,833 0.3% 14,812 0.0%
<br />0.0% 88,968 0.01 81,508 0.0% 0 0.01 35,738 0.0% 0 0.0%
<br />1.01 10,156,601 1.51 2,031,561 0.41 1,151,802 0.5% 2,576,494 1.0% 1,138,454 0.71
<br />TOTALS 669,036,731 38.1% 279,258,883 43.8% 137,243,635 28.01 74,822,861 34.51 97,687,375 40.01 80,023,977 48.2%
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