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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Lake took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%State tax money12%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (sewer)8.2%

What stands out

52%

of Pine Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
52%$675 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$60 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$162 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$129 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Fines
6.4%$83 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

41%

of Pine Lake'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
41%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$332 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$398 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pine Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pine 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.