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Cloud Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cloud Lake took in $188 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other65%Town taxes19%State tax money13%Fees for services2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

59%

of Cloud Lake's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes19%

Other taxes
19%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$25 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1 thousand

Fines and other65%

Interest, rents and other
59%$110 thousand
Fines
6.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Environment and natural resources6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.3%

What stands out

60%

of Cloud Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$72 thousand
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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.6%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cloud Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cloud Lake itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.