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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake took in $805 thousand and spent $744 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money29%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Lake's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
64%$512 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$236 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Interest on debt1.5%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$431 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of 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 Town of 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.