City government · Clinton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Goose Lake took in $318 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes31%State tax money6.9%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$63 thousand
Sales tax
10%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$16 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$22 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$11 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

5.1%

of Goose Lake's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Goose 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.