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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lignite took in $648 thousand and spent $794 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%State tax money33%City taxes13%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes13%

Sales tax
7.9%$51 thousand
Property tax
4.3%$28 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$213 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%

What stands out

33%

of Lignite'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$321 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$193 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$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lignite. 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 Lignite 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.