City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ham Lake took in $11.3 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%State tax money17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Ham Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
55%$6.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$600 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$426 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$57 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$299 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$295 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.4 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.0 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$775 thousand
Fines
0.4%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments12%Housing and community development2.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Ham Lake's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$579 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$168 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.6 million
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$1.6 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$273 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ham 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 Ham 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.