City government · McLennan County, TX

Lacy Lakeview's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lacy Lakeview took in $8.5 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%State tax money10%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
20%$1.7 million
Property tax
18%$1.5 million
Other taxes
9.4%$794 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$794 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$888 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$184 thousand
Fines
0.6%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Lacy Lakeview'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$327 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$691 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$344 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$344 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lacy Lakeview. 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 Lacy Lakeview 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.