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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Lake took in $750 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%State tax money28%City taxes14%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes14%

Sales tax
14%$103 thousand
Property tax
0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$422 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Sewer$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$207 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.2%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Silver 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$345 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$345 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$267 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$51 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$51 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Silver Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Silver 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.