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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), La Porte took in $117 million and spent $74.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fines and other30%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of La Porte's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Property tax
32%$37.9 million
Sales tax
15%$18.0 million
Other taxes
3.4%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$599 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Airport$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$97 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$457 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
28%$33.2 million
Fines
1.5%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

36%

of La Porte's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$26.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$8.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
  • Airports$103 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Porte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of La Porte 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.