City government · Dawson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lamesa took in $13.1 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)64%City taxes31%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.5%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
17%$2.2 million
Sales tax
11%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.2%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$414 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$388 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$7 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$228 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Interest on debt3.3%Running the government and other costs2.9%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

30%

of Lamesa'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
57%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$810 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$631 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$231 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$166 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$668 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$668 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$354 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$197 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.9%$309 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lamesa. 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 Lamesa 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.