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Lost Nation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lost Nation took in $385 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes34%State tax money21%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
17%$65 thousand
Sales tax
16%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$77 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$81 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

3.8%

of Lost Nation's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$70 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$13 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$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lost Nation. 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 Lost Nation 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.