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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawler took in $889 thousand and spent $749 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%City taxes22%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

65%

of Lawler'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 taxes22%

Property tax
15%$137 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$60 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$346 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Water$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$31 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$48 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

62%

of Lawler'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
62%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$309 thousand
  • Sewer systems$67 thousand
  • Water supply$58 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$18 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$18 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$16 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawler. 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 Lawler 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.