City government · Deuel County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clear Lake took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes60%

Sales tax
33%$702 thousand
Property tax
26%$559 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$771 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$322 thousand
  • Water$318 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$33 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$55 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

18%

of Clear Lake's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$784 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$373 thousand
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$377 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$366 thousand
  • Public health$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
  • Airports$8 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$257 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clear 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 Clear 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.