City government · Allamakee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lansing took in $2.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other7.0%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

36%

of Lansing's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
36%$852 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$130 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$834 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$352 thousand
  • Water$273 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$70 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$135 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$95 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs7.6%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

18%

of Lansing's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$529 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$242 thousand
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$133 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lansing. 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 Lansing 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.