City government · Hidalgo County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lordsburg took in $4.2 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)61%State tax money17%Federal tax money16%City taxes5.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Lordsburg's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes5.5%

Other taxes
3.0%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$105 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 5 more
  • Water$726 thousand
  • Gas$535 thousand
  • Sewer$513 thousand
  • Garbage collection$461 thousand
  • Other service charges$283 thousand
  • Airport$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$672 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$717 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

24%

of Lordsburg'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
48%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Gas supply$468 thousand
  • Sewer systems$425 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$337 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$338 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$369 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$274 thousand
  • Airports$95 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$184 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$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lordsburg. 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 City of Lordsburg 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.