City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howard Lake took in $8.2 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%City taxes15%State tax money8.7%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

68%

of Howard 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 taxes15%

Property tax
15%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.7%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$607 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$121 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$715 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$198 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$361 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

8.6%

of Howard Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Liquor stores$995 thousand
  • Water supply$410 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$807 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$446 thousand
  • Fire protection$361 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$542 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$542 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$246 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$200 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Howard 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 Howard 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.