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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lafayette took in $30.2 million and spent $28.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)24%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Lafayette's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes63%

Property tax
34%$10.4 million
Other taxes
17%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$704 thousand
  • Other licenses$632 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$614 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$581 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$3.4 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Parking$229 thousand
  • Road charges$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$1.8 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$341 thousand

Fines and other-0.6%

Fines
0.5%$152 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.1%-$324 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Lafayette's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Parking$407 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$951 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$795 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lafayette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lafayette 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.