City government · Lyon County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lynd took in $461 thousand and spent $649 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%State tax money25%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
39%$179 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Housing$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$25 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$113 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Running the government and other costs8.3%Housing and community development6.8%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

6.8%

of Lynd's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$380 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$211 thousand
  • Water supply$149 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Police$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$54 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$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lynd. 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 Lynd 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.