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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lovejoy took in $8.8 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%County and local tax money23%Federal tax money15%Fines and other7.6%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

23%

of Lovejoy's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
27%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$463 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$410 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$168 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
25%$2.2 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.3 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$200 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$2.0 million

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
7.2%$634 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Housing and community development5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

62%

of Lovejoy's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$4.6 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)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$981 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$217 thousand
Housing and community development
5.2%$383 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lovejoy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lovejoy 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.