City government · Bottineau County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lansford took in $244 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%State tax money37%Fines and other8.6%City taxes8.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes8.2%

Property tax
7.8%$19 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$91 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Lansford's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lansford. 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 Lansford 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.