City government · Dickinson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Spirit Lake took in $13.7 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%State tax money9.7%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
42%$5.7 million
Sales tax
12%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.7%$646 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$414 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$169 thousand
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Sewer$376 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$223 thousand
Fines
0.2%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Running the government and other costs7.7%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

23%

of Spirit Lake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$696 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Libraries$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$663 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$381 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$600 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$525 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$46 thousand
Social services
0.5%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 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 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 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.