City government · Lampasas County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lampasas took in $30.5 million and spent $33.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes20%State tax money5.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes20%

Sales tax

9.6%$2.9 million

Property tax

6.4%$1.9 million

Other taxes

4.3%$1.3 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more

Public utility taxes$999 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$213 thousand
Other licenses$101 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services

71%$21.6 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more

Electric power$13.4 million
Water$3.4 million
Sewer$1.9 million
Garbage collection$1.5 million
Parks and recreation$870 thousand
Road charges$417 thousand
Airport$114 thousand
Other government-run businesses$104 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%$4 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state

5.7%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$746 thousand

Fines

0.8%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Lampasas' 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

61%$20.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more

Electric power$13.7 million
Water supply$3.9 million
Sewer systems$1.6 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

16%$5.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$3.3 million
Fire protection$1.6 million
Courts and legal services$223 thousand
Inspections and regulation$131 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.1%$3.1 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Other government-run businesses$262 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$259 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.8%$2.3 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Libraries$271 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

5.3%$1.8 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.6 million
Airports$168 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$649 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$630 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lampasas. 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 Lampasas 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.