City government · Clark County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willow Lake took in $512 thousand and spent $518 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, sewer)43%City taxes39%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
24%$122 thousand
Sales tax
14%$74 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$219 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 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%$67 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$13 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Willow Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willow 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 Willow 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.