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La Crosse's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), La Crosse took in $504 thousand and spent $415 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes33%State tax money8.9%Fines and other6.5%

What stands out

51%

of La Crosse's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
19%$96 thousand
Other taxes
14%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$45 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$258 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$32 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

78%

of La Crosse's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
78%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$313 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Crosse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of La Crosse 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.