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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eagle Lake took in $4.6 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes44%State tax money5.5%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

7.5%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Other taxes
8.9%$407 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$383 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.5%$341 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$834 thousand
  • Sewer$731 thousand
  • Garbage collection$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Airport$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$252 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$72 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

57%

of Eagle Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$777 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$574 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$827 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
  • Airports$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$185 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)$166 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eagle Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Eagle 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.