Town government · Winston County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lynn took in $776 thousand and spent $719 thousand.

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, housing)56%Town taxes43%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Lynn's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes43%

Other taxes
32%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$23 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$66 thousand
Property tax
3.1%$24 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$438 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and housing
  • Water$436 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%

What stands out

64%

of Lynn's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$217 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lynn. 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 Town of Lynn 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.