City government · Harlan County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lynch took in $418 thousand and spent $406 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 taxes26%State tax money4.3%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

17%

of Lynch's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes26%

Other taxes
17%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes and public utility taxes
  • Insurance premium taxes$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.1%$34 thousand
Business income tax
1.2%$5 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$155 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Sent to other local governments2.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Lynch's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$147 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$60 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lynch. 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 Lynch 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.