Village government · Polk County, WI

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 $2.7 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Village taxes25%State tax money20%County and local tax money12%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$632 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$601 thousand
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$58 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$539 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$318 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$59 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Running the government and other costs7.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

33%

of Clear Lake's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
33%$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$970 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$729 thousand
  • Water supply$201 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$491 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$369 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$321 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$321 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$256 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$191 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Clear Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.