City government · Stutsman County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spiritwood Lake took in $157 thousand and spent $131 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%City taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

64%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$38 thousand

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$100 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Environment and natural resources66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Running the government and other costs9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Spiritwood Lake's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
66%$86 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spiritwood 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 Spiritwood 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.