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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lake Helen took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%Fines and other16%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

22%

of Lake Helen'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 taxes43%

Other taxes
22%$814 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$313 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$210 thousand
  • Other licenses$193 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$69 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$779 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$843 thousand
  • Garbage collection$271 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$50 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$188 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$123 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$563 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Lake Helen's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$567 thousand
  • Fire protection$421 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$942 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$660 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$443 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Helen. 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 Lake Helen 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.