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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lavaca took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%State tax money24%County and local tax money22%City taxes14%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

22%

of Lavaca'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 taxes14%

Property tax
9.5%$241 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$973 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$596 thousand
  • Garbage collection$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$618 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$566 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.6%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

12%

of Lavaca's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$894 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$769 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$268 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$227 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$191 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lavaca. 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 City of Lavaca 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.