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Pine Lawn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pine Lawn took in $4.1 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes40%Fines and other38%State tax money21%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

36%

of Pine Lawn's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
23%$921 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$450 thousand
  • Other licenses$391 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$668 thousand
Property tax
1.4%$56 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$875 thousand

Fines and other38%

Fines
36%$1.5 million
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Housing and community development4.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

46%

of Pine Lawn's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$509 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 million
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)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$443 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Social services
1.1%$68 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pine Lawn. 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 Pine Lawn 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.