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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lucas took in $19.0 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money22%Fines and other14%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
23%$4.4 million
Sales tax
11%$2.1 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$664 thousand
  • Other service charges$386 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Lucas' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$574 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
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)$732 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$523 thousand
  • Government buildings$316 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$805 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$605 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lucas. 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 Lucas 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.