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Lone Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lone Rock took in $264 thousand and spent $314 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes27%Fines and other19%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Lone Rock'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 taxes27%

Property tax
16%$41 thousand
Sales tax
9.8%$26 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Sewer$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$17 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Interest on debt19%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

19%

of Lone Rock's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$128 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$3 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$3 thousand
Social services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lone Rock. 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 Lone Rock 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.