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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lima took in $243 thousand and spent $194 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)50%Town taxes24%State tax money21%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Lima's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
20%$49 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$121 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 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%$51 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs34%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Sent to other local governments5.7%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

12%

of Lima's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$68 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lima. 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 Town of Lima 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.