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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lockhart took in $30.4 million and spent $36.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes27%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

70%

of Lockhart's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$5.3 million
Sales tax
7.0%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$781 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$475 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$217 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$21.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$12.7 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Airport$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$36 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$481 thousand
Fines
1.0%$311 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.2%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

63%

of Lockhart's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$23.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.2 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$272 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$288 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$589 thousand
  • Libraries$509 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$743 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$446 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$297 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lockhart. 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 Lockhart 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.