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Lambs Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lambs Grove took in $169 thousand and spent $357 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer)19%State tax money12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

11%

of Lambs Grove's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Property tax
41%$70 thousand
Sales tax
11%$18 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$19 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$21 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development48%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Sent to other local governments9.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

48%

of Lambs Grove's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
48%$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$32 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$32 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Lambs Grove 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.