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La Follette's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Follette took in $8.1 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)12%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes60%

Sales tax
31%$2.5 million
Property tax
23%$1.9 million
Other taxes
5.6%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$328 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$970 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Road charges$286 thousand
  • Garbage collection$286 thousand
  • Electric power$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$410 thousand
Fines
2.2%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%

What stands out

46%

of La Follette's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$498 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Follette. 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 La Follette 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.