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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lindsay took in $1.4 million and spent $767 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes48%Fines and other3.6%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
34%$470 thousand
Sales tax
14%$199 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$671 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$297 thousand
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Garbage collection$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Lindsay's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$342 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$132 thousand
  • Water supply$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$129 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lindsay. 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 Lindsay 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.