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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lake View took in $5.4 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes18%State tax money11%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

64%

of Lake View's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
14%$737 thousand
Sales tax
2.8%$152 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer$471 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
  • Water$279 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$71 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$596 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$30 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

54%

of Lake View's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Water supply$300 thousand
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$338 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$319 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$271 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake View. 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 Lake View 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.