City government · Charles Mix County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Andes took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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, sewer)42%City taxes37%Federal tax money13%Fines and other7.1%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
19%$263 thousand
Sales tax
18%$241 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$580 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Sewer$131 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Housing$69 thousand
  • Liquor stores$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$175 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$9 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$96 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking25%Housing and community development15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

15%

of Lake Andes' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$480 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$249 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
  • Liquor stores$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$117 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Andes. 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 Lake Andes 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.