City government · Pine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sturgeon Lake took in $1.1 million and spent $946 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)63%City taxes23%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

63%

of Sturgeon 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 taxes23%

Property tax
19%$201 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$677 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$342 thousand
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Other service charges$87 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$28 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$91 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$19 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Interest on debt20%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Sturgeon Lake's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$519 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
  • Water supply$189 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$190 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$118 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$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sturgeon 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 Sturgeon 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.