City government · Woodbury County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawton took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$298 thousand
Sales tax
14%$163 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$411 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$172 thousand
  • Sewer$143 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$73 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$143 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$36 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

58%

of Lawton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$721 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$721 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$19 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$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawton. 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 Lawton 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.