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Lamar Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lamar Heights took in $864 thousand and spent $920 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes22%State tax money18%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.5%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
8.4%$73 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.5%$56 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$481 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$298 thousand
  • Water$56 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Housing$9 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$5 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$159 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

22%

of Lamar Heights' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$418 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$274 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
  • Water supply$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Police$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
  • Public transit$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lamar Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lamar Heights 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.