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La Crescent's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Crescent took in $10.4 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money19%Fines and other17%Federal tax money5.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

16%

of La Crescent's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
31%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$647 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$286 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.3%$551 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$72 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

31%

of La Crescent's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Public transit$257 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$939 thousand
  • Water supply$896 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$272 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$942 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$473 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$407 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Crescent. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of La Crescent 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.