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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyndon took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
31%$424 thousand
Sales tax
9.9%$136 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$586 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$296 thousand
  • Sewer$183 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$63 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$61 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$36 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

6.4%

of Lyndon's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$465 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$238 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$309 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lyndon. 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 Lyndon 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.