City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maple Lake took in $7.0 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)65%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Maple Lake'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 4 more
  • Liquor stores$2.5 million
  • Sewer$917 thousand
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$511 thousand
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$16 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$763 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$250 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

34%

of Maple Lake'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$404 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$689 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$455 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$490 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$274 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$233 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$182 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maple 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 Maple 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.