City government · Cass County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Shore took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other6.7%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

73%

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

City taxes75%

Property tax
73%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$241 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$58 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$66 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$115 thousand
Fines
0.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

30%

of Lake Shore's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$427 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$348 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$424 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$424 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$385 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$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Shore. 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 Shore 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.