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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lyons took in $6.9 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)52%State tax money32%City taxes12%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes12%

Other taxes
5.2%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$361 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$323 thousand
Sales tax
2.3%$158 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Water$699 thousand
  • Gas$448 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.2 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt2.6%Running the government and other costs1.9%

What stands out

81%

of Lyons' 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
81%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 3 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Electric power$781 thousand
  • Gas supply$383 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$156 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$114 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.9%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lyons. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lyons 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.