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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lake Havasu City took in $209 million and spent $142 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%City taxes25%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

36%

of Lake Havasu City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes25%

Sales tax

19%$40.2 million

Property tax

3.1%$6.4 million

Other taxes

2.5%$5.3 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere

Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services

25%$53.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$27.9 million
Water$13.7 million
Garbage collection$9.0 million
Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Airport$696 thousand
Other service charges$637 thousand
Transit fares$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government

4.3%$8.9 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state

36%$74.4 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$3.2 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other

7.8%$16.2 million

Fines

0.7%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt5.7%

What stands out

29%

of Lake Havasu City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$48.0 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$23.0 million
Fire protection$21.2 million
Courts and legal services$3.9 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$40.7 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$17.0 million
Water supply$15.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$8.2 million

Running the government and other costs

16%$22.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.4 million
Government buildings$7.0 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
Other and not broken out$3.4 million

Roads, transit and parking

9.7%$13.8 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more

Roads and highways$11.3 million
Airports$1.4 million
Public transit$994 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.1%$8.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$8.7 million

Interest on debt

5.7%$8.1 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$8.0 million
Interest on water supply debt$89 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Havasu City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Lake Havasu City 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.