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Lauderdale Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lauderdale Lakes took in $42.1 million and spent $29.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fines and other25%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.8%Federal tax money4.8%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

24%

of Lauderdale Lakes' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
33%$14.1 million
Other taxes
19%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$950 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$586 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$2.0 million

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$3.3 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$1.9 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$10.2 million
Fines
0.9%$367 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Environment and natural resources13%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

13%

of Lauderdale Lakes' spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$428 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$3.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$954 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$837 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$660 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$660 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$588 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$541 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lauderdale Lakes. 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 Lauderdale Lakes 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.