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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Long Lake took in $350 thousand and spent $260 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

4.9%

of Long Lake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
59%$207 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$119 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Long Lake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Long 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 Long 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.