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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Lucas took in $410 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)48%City taxes28%Fines and other12%County and local tax money6.3%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of St. 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 taxes28%

Property tax
22%$91 thousand
Sales tax
4.4%$18 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$198 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$21 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

51%

of St. Lucas' 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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
51%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. 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 St. 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.