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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fernan Lake took in $180 thousand and spent $73 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer)27%State tax money19%Fines and other12%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Fernan Lake's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
24%$43 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$49 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$18 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$35 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

42%

of Fernan 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
42%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fernan 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 Fernan 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.