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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rice Lake took in $39.1 million and spent $39.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)50%City taxes22%State tax money15%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money4.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

4.2%

of Rice 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.

City taxes22%

Property tax
20%$7.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$826 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$416 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$155 thousand
  • Other licenses$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$13.3 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$813 thousand
  • Road charges$382 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$108 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$5.9 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.3 million
Fines
0.2%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

50%

of Rice 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
50%$19.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$14.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$800 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
  • Airports$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$393 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$854 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$598 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$458 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$288 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$288 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rice Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Rice 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.