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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lynwood took in $93.8 million and spent $92.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, housing)24%State tax money15%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

20%

of Lynwood's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes51%

Sales tax
20%$19.2 million
Property tax
19%$18.0 million
Other taxes
11%$10.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.0 million
  • Other licenses$613 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$509 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$22.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$14.4 million
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Housing$334 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
  • Road charges$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$2.0 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$13.7 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$6.9 million
Fines
1.7%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

25%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$29.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$18.8 million
  • Fire protection$8.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$22.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$21.1 million
  • Public transit$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$12.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$7.9 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)$7.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
Interest on debt
7.6%$7.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lynwood. 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 Lynwood 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.