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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lauderdale took in $2.1 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)22%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Lauderdale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
43%$897 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$466 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$331 thousand
  • Road charges$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$562 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$92 thousand
Fines
1.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

33%

of Lauderdale's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$916 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$840 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$643 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$643 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$595 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$527 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$412 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$234 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lauderdale. 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 Lauderdale 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.