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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), La Plata took in $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)85%City taxes7.5%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money2.5%State tax money2.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

85%

of La Plata's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.5%

Property tax
5.2%$146 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and tobacco taxes
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$5 thousand

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Sewer$367 thousand
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$70 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$65 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$70 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$10 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Plata. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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