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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lake Waukomis took in $315 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)7.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

63%

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

City taxes75%

Property tax
63%$200 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$19 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails74%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%

What stands out

74%

of Lake Waukomis' 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
74%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$54 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$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Waukomis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lake Waukomis 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.