Town government · Lake County, FL

Lady Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lady Lake took in $20.8 million and spent $16.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other13%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes55%

Other taxes
21%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$464 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$273 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$4.3 million
Sales tax
13%$2.7 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$165 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$424 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$676 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.7 million
Fines
0.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%

What stands out

12%

of Lady Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$503 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.6 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$889 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$636 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$976 thousand
  • Libraries$937 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lady Lake. 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 Lady Lake 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.