City government · Medina County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lacoste took in $1.5 million and spent $871 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)34%City taxes29%State tax money17%Federal tax money10%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
17%$257 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$117 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$190 thousand
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$155 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$263 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$142 thousand
Fines
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

45%

of Lacoste'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
45%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$190 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$243 thousand
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$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lacoste. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lacoste 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.