Village government · Buchanan County, MO

Lewis and Clark's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Lewis and Clark took in $138 thousand and spent $339 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes38%

Sales tax
20%$28 thousand
Other taxes
12%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.8%$8 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$36 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$16 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$3 thousand
Fines
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Lewis and Clark'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%$245 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$245 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$29 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lewis and Clark. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 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 Village of Lewis and Clark 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.