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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lyons took in $12.7 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)54%Town taxes25%State tax money16%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes25%

Sales tax
15%$2.0 million
Property tax
7.2%$923 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$283 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 3 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$530 thousand
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.1 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$616 thousand
Fines
0.5%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

11%

of Lyons' 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$586 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$467 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$284 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$284 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$165 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyons. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lyons 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.