City government · Cass County, MN

East Gull Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Gull Lake took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer)38%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.4%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

49%

of East Gull Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
49%$831 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$641 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$638 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$57 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$54 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%

What stands out

59%

of East Gull 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
59%$901 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$892 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
  • Airports$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Gull 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 East Gull 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.