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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Devils Lake took in $12.4 million and spent $17.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)43%City taxes34%State tax money16%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

16%

of Devils Lake's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
16%$2.0 million
Property tax
14%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.5%$552 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$474 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$969 thousand
  • Other service charges$303 thousand
  • Airport$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$552 thousand
Fines
2.0%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

24%

of Devils 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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.7 million
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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$824 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$529 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$365 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$926 thousand
  • Water supply$867 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$271 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$230 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Devils Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Devils 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.