Town government · Greene County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyons took in $956 thousand and spent $455 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%State tax money27%Town taxes12%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Lyons' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
11%$108 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$418 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$256 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Interest on debt20%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

20%

of Lyons' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$81 thousand
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.