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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Lake took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, road charges)53%City taxes37%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
33%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$121 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$891 thousand
  • Sewer$412 thousand
  • Road charges$315 thousand
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$99 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$208 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$61 thousand
Fines
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

40%

of Long Lake'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
40%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Police$338 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$971 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$512 thousand
  • Water supply$411 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$647 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$350 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$337 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$62 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Long 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 Long 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.