City government · Kittson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lancaster took in $995 thousand and spent $695 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)58%State tax money16%Fines and other13%City taxes11%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Lancaster'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 taxes11%

Property tax
11%$106 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$578 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$362 thousand
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$19 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$158 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

62%

of Lancaster's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$431 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$288 thousand
  • Water supply$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$113 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$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lancaster. 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 Lancaster 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.