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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lankin took in $87 thousand and spent $97 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%City taxes16%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
13%$11 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$46 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs7.2%

What stands out

44%

of Lankin's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$7 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$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lankin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lankin 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.