Village government · Lincoln County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Capitan took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money23%State tax money1.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Capitan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes49%

Other taxes
40%$783 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$732 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.4%$104 thousand
Sales tax
3.2%$63 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$513 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$21 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$453 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$4 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

23%

of Capitan'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$638 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$580 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$443 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$390 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$390 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$312 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$43 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Capitan. 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 Village of Capitan 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.