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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lamar took in $13.1 million and spent $10.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)67%City taxes23%State tax money9.2%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes23%

Sales tax
16%$2.1 million
Property tax
4.5%$591 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$253 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.6 million
  • Sewer$841 thousand
  • Water$750 thousand
  • Garbage collection$527 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$101 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$94 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Running the government and other costs2.6%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Lamar'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
72%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$247 thousand
  • Water supply$246 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$674 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$474 thousand
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$474 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$269 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$157 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$69 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lamar. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lamar 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.