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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lytton took in $751 thousand and spent $669 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)67%City taxes18%State tax money8.1%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

67%

of Lytton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
8.4%$63 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.7%$35 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$505 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$337 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$61 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Lytton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$419 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$268 thousand
  • Sewer systems$118 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$168 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$130 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Lytton. 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 Lytton 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.