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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyons took in $6.9 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%County and local tax money26%City taxes21%Fines and other9.1%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes21%

Other taxes
12%$852 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$360 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$323 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.8%$608 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$560 thousand
  • Water$473 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$491 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$429 thousand
Fines
2.9%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

12%

of Lyons' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$839 thousand
  • Water supply$734 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$471 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$193 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$861 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$394 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$263 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$760 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$754 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$562 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$562 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$475 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$343 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$132 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lyons. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lyons 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.