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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Livingston took in $729 thousand and spent $743 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fines and other26%Village taxes13%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Federal tax money7.5%

What stands out

26%

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

Village taxes13%

Other taxes
7.7%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$39 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$78 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$42 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$55 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$309 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$187 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Livingston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$165 thousand
  • Sewer systems$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$198 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Livingston 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.