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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Heron Lake took in $2.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)67%State tax money16%City taxes12%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Heron 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
12%$263 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$584 thousand
  • Water$530 thousand
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$6 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$351 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$7 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$92 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

51%

of Heron 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
51%$782 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Water supply$494 thousand
  • Liquor stores$153 thousand
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$242 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$131 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$108 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Heron 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 Heron 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.