City government · Russell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lucas took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%State tax money13%City taxes12%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Lucas' 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 taxes12%

Property tax

8.0%$104 thousand

Sales tax

3.6%$47 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services

70%$905 thousand

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more

Electric power$676 thousand
Water$92 thousand
Sewer$81 thousand
Garbage collection$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state

13%$174 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other

4.9%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

93%

of Lucas' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

93%$1.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings

Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Government buildings$27 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.2%$49 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Libraries$10 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.5%$17 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply

Water supply$17 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.3%$15 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$12 thousand
Airports$3 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$2 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 December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.