City government · Washington County, MN

Lakeland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakeland took in $2.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money4.7%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
48%$998 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$752 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$740 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$99 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$98 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$59 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Lakeland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$297 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Police$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$261 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$272 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$200 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lakeland. 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 Lakeland 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.