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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lafayette took in $6.6 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other20%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lafayette's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes39%

Other taxes
25%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$977 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$906 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$473 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$113 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments9.3%Roads, transit and parking8.5%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.3%

of Lafayette'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$704 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$847 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$760 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$661 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$489 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.3%$415 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$415 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$183 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lafayette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lafayette 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.