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Lava Hot Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lava Hot Springs took in $750 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%City taxes34%State tax money13%Fines and other13%

What stands out

13%

of Lava Hot Springs' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
32%$242 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.5%$4 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$301 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$101 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

31%

of Lava Hot Springs' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$372 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$330 thousand
  • Police$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$362 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$217 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
  • Airports$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lava Hot Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lava Hot Springs 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.