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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lawson took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money28%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
19%$645 thousand
Sales tax
13%$439 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$222 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$814 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$955 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.7%$23 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Lawson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$762 thousand
  • Sewer systems$660 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$503 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$482 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$428 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$428 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Lawson 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.