Town government · Lincoln County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carrizozo took in $4.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Town taxes19%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

58%

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

Town taxes19%

Sales tax
16%$657 thousand
Property tax
2.8%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$708 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$352 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Airport$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$227 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$2.4 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

60%

of Carrizozo'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
60%$642 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$500 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$154 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carrizozo. 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 Carrizozo 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.