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Lake St. Croix Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake St. Croix Beach took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.8%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

55%

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

City taxes58%

Property tax
55%$587 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$122 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$127 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$69 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$14 thousand
Fines
1.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

38%

of Lake St. Croix Beach'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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$427 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$303 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.5%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake St. Croix Beach. 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 St. Croix Beach 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.