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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rice Lake took in $3.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money20%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
45%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$937 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$584 thousand
  • Sewer$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$5 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$653 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$94 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs9.0%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Rice Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$900 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$846 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$818 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$525 thousand
  • Police$293 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$424 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$233 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$150 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$101 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rice 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 Rice 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.