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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eagle Lake took in $7.1 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other22%County and local tax money3.9%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Eagle Lake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes37%

Other taxes
25%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$189 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$868 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$873 thousand
  • Sewer$813 thousand
  • Garbage collection$490 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Road charges$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$73 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$204 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$276 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

40%

of Eagle 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
40%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$590 thousand
  • Sewer systems$586 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$551 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$551 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$352 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$91 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eagle Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Eagle 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.