City government · McLean County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Turtle Lake took in $674 thousand and spent $562 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%State tax money23%City taxes22%Fines and other11%

What stands out

7.6%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
14%$91 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$51 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$291 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Garbage collection$93 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$158 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%

What stands out

46%

of Turtle Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$260 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$198 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$183 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Turtle Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Turtle 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.