City government · Itasca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Squaw Lake took in $107 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (parks and recreation)28%City taxes22%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$22 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$47 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Interest on debt3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

54%

of Squaw 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
54%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$38 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$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Squaw 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 Squaw 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.