City government · Blue Earth County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Crystal took in $7.6 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)58%City taxes16%State tax money12%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

58%

of Lake Crystal'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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$882 thousand
  • Garbage collection$199 thousand
  • Hospital bills$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$425 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$929 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$572 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

17%

of Lake Crystal'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
38%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$975 thousand
  • Electric power$909 thousand
  • Sewer systems$698 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$804 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$641 thousand
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$580 thousand
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$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$309 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$263 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$244 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$244 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Crystal. 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 Lake Crystal 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.