City government · Lake of the Woods County, MN

Williams's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williams took in $317 thousand and spent $297 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)33%City taxes32%State tax money26%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
32%$100 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$106 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 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%$10 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$83 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt4.4%Roads, transit and parking3.4%

What stands out

14%

of Williams' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$82 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$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williams. 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 Williams 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.