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Lakota's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakota took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Lakota's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.
City taxes8.8%
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
- Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services80%
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 4 more
- Electric power$1.3 million
- Parks and recreation$364 thousand
- Water$260 thousand
- Garbage collection$115 thousand
- Sewer$106 thousand
- Airport$18 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money1.0%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
State tax money5.1%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
Fines and other4.7%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Lakota's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.
Spending by category100%
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
- Electric power$1.1 million
- Water supply$177 thousand
- Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
- Sewer systems$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
- Libraries$207 thousand
- Parks and recreation$135 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$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
- Roads and highways$189 thousand
- Airports$73 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$90 thousand
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
- Police$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
City of Lakota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.
What this covers. The money of City of Lakota 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.