City government · Lucas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lucas took in $179 thousand and spent $118 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (garbage collection)28%State tax money15%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Lucas' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Property tax
26%$47 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$16 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$16 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$27 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Health and hospitals4.2%

What stands out

30%

of Lucas' 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
30%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lucas. 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 Lucas 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.