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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lake Butler took in $4.3 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money32%City taxes11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes11%

Sales tax
4.3%$182 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$137 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$971 thousand
  • Water$282 thousand
  • Garbage collection$238 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$213 thousand
  • Road charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$465 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$169 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

64%

of Lake Butler's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$516 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$456 thousand
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$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Butler. 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 City of Lake Butler 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.