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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sunfish Lake took in $932 thousand and spent $912 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fines and other17%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money1.9%Fees for services0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

72%

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

City taxes77%

Property tax
72%$672 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$30 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$18 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$155 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt3.9%Environment and natural resources2.0%

What stands out

57%

of Sunfish 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%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$519 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$519 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$138 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$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sunfish 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 Sunfish 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.