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Lynn Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lynn Haven took in $40.6 million and spent $31.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes24%Federal tax money19%State tax money16%Fines and other8.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes24%

Other taxes
12%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$782 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$360 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$4.6 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$7.9 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$6.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$148 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$3.2 million
Fines
0.3%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Environment and natural resources5.6%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

5.6%

of Lynn Haven's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$615 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$761 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lynn Haven. 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 Lynn Haven 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.