City government · Sherburne County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Big Lake took in $24.3 million and spent $19.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes28%Fines and other10%State tax money10%

What stands out

51%

of Big Lake's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
23%$5.6 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$772 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$489 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; sewer and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$5.4 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$762 thousand
  • Parking$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$2.4 million
Fines
0.4%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

30%

of Big Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$841 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$237 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$215 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$975 thousand
  • Libraries$129 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$749 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$713 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Housing and community development
3.5%$683 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$166 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Big 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.