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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Spirit Lake took in $3.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%City taxes16%County and local tax money10%Fines and other8.6%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

10%

of Spirit Lake's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$590 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$745 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$162 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$412 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$327 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

31%

of Spirit 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
31%$791 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$664 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$697 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$697 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$669 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Sewer systems$274 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spirit 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 Spirit 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.