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La Fontaine's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Fontaine took in $1.1 million and spent $988 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%State tax money24%Town taxes12%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

61%

of La Fontaine's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$126 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$662 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$348 thousand
  • Water$264 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$255 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

45%

of La Fontaine'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
45%$445 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Water supply$130 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Fontaine. 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 Town of La Fontaine 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.