Town Hall · Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN town hall & government

Minneapolis spent $1.2 billion in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,782 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Minneapolis's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Minneapolis

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Minneapolis's money goes

Spent
$1.2 billion
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,782
typical Minnesota cities: $2,521
Long-term debt
$831.4 million
$1,956 per resident
Police
$260.4 million22%
Sewer & trash
$201.4 million17%
Parks & libraries
$154.6 million13%
Roads & transportation
$117.9 million10%
Water & other utilities
$103.4 million9%
Fire
$79 million7%
Administration & buildings
$50.4 million4%
Health & welfare
$36.2 million3%
Interest on debt
$19.6 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$18 million2%
Paid to other governments
$332,000<1%
Other
$141.3 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 28%
  • From the state 11%
  • Sales taxes 9%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Minneapolis

Full-time staff
4,490
2,684 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$104,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
968
and 458 full-time firefighters
Police
1,129 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
786 full-time43 part
Fire
492 full-time
Roads & transportation
485 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
244 full-time
Parks & libraries
154 full-time158 part
Water & other utilities
208 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
143 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
119 full-time17 part
Housing & development
109 full-time1 part
Other
621 full-time2,435 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Minneapolis didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minneapolis Public School District

Minneapolis's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$24,469
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
29,063
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$79.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 34%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $24,469 per pupil, $14,157 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Minneapolis pay

Typical tax bill
$4,339
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
1.20%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$362,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Minneapolis's government

🏛️ Official websiteminneapolismn.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Minneapolis →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Minneapolis

Minneapolis is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Ilhan Omar. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Minneapolis's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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