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Lake Lotawana's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Lotawana took in $3.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer)41%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes55%

Sales tax
24%$826 thousand
Other taxes
19%$665 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$443 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$429 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$53 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.0%$69 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt2.1%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

58%

of Lake Lotawana'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
58%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$892 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$303 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$781 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$781 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$108 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Lotawana. 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 Lake Lotawana 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.