City government · Crow Wing County, MN

Pequot Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pequot Lakes took in $3.8 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money6.5%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
48%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.3%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$491 thousand
  • Water$488 thousand
  • Other service charges$344 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$126 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$250 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$84 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$138 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Pequot Lakes' 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
34%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$865 thousand
  • Fire protection$390 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$610 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$321 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$556 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$291 thousand
  • Water supply$265 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$111 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$76 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pequot Lakes. 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 Pequot Lakes 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.