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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lester took in $494 thousand and spent $453 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money24%Fines and other14%

What stands out

7.3%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
30%$147 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$36 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Water$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$119 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

26%

of Lester'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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$8 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$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lester. 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 Lester 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.