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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lamberton took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes32%State tax money18%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.1%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
32%$779 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$874 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Sewer$249 thousand
  • Other service charges$180 thousand
  • Road charges$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$148 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$438 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$14 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$169 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt12%All other spending17%

What stands out

12%

of Lamberton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$223 thousand
  • Water supply$183 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$392 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$392 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$321 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Police$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$284 thousand
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$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$247 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$235 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$111 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lamberton. 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 Lamberton 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.