City government · Lake County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lakeport took in $19.1 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes34%Federal tax money12%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Lakeport's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
22%$4.2 million
Property tax
6.8%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$921 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$325 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$239 thousand
  • Other licenses$121 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$105 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.3 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$697 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$319 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$288 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development6.3%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

6.3%

of Lakeport's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$703 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting-$36 thousand
Housing and community development
6.3%$1.0 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$913 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$749 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lakeport. 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 Lakeport 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.