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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Larchwood took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)43%State tax money23%City taxes17%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Larchwood's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
13%$375 thousand
Sales tax
4.2%$127 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$862 thousand
  • Water$173 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$66 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$675 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$65 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$382 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

45%

of Larchwood'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%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$760 thousand
  • Water supply$145 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Larchwood. 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 Larchwood 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.