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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wall Lake took in $3.5 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, electric power)74%City taxes12%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other4.0%State tax money3.1%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

74%

of Wall Lake'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 taxes12%

Property tax
8.9%$308 thousand
Sales tax
2.7%$94 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 6 more
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Electric power$778 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Water$132 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$103 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$106 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$148 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

73%

of Wall Lake'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
73%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$477 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$412 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$219 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$47 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$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wall 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 Wall 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.