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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lantana took in $24.9 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Federal tax money16%Fines and other9.5%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Lantana's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
20%$5.0 million
Other taxes
17%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$651 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$286 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$751 thousand
  • Parking$462 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$4.0 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$1.1 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$492 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$2.0 million
Fines
1.5%$385 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs6.9%Environment and natural resources4.1%

What stands out

19%

of Lantana'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
39%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$590 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$646 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$503 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$252 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$835 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$835 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lantana. 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 Lantana 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.