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Lone Star's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lone Star took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes32%State tax money17%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
19%$292 thousand
Sales tax
13%$202 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$783 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$374 thousand
  • Sewer$248 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$265 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt5.9%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

54%

of Lone Star's 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
54%$722 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$337 thousand
  • Sewer systems$256 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lone Star. 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 Lone Star 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.