City government · Garvin County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lindsay took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes15%

Sales tax
12%$581 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.3%$60 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water$503 thousand
  • Garbage collection$256 thousand
  • Sewer$247 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$223 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$549 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$102 thousand
Fines
1.4%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

50%

of Lindsay's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water supply$270 thousand
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$794 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$465 thousand
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$93 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$684 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$583 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$85 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lindsay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Lindsay 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.