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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lamoni took in $6.6 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%City taxes17%Federal tax money7.1%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Lamoni'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%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
12%$781 thousand
Sales tax
3.9%$260 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$78 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Gas$590 thousand
  • Water$570 thousand
  • Garbage collection$486 thousand
  • Sewer$471 thousand
  • Airport$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$465 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$306 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$17 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$220 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Running the government and other costs5.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Lamoni's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Gas supply$575 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$546 thousand
  • Water supply$471 thousand
  • Sewer systems$282 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
  • Airports$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$395 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$368 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$366 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$298 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lamoni. 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 Lamoni 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.