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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Luling took in $15.6 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes19%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.7%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

7%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
10%$1.6 million
Sales tax
7.0%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$107 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.7 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$873 thousand
  • Sewer$806 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.7%$1.0 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$304 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$261 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$1.5 million
Fines
0.9%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Health and hospitals11%Running the government and other costs9.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

11%

of Luling's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$805 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$751 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$529 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$124 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$304 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Government buildings$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$600 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$591 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$112 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$105 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Luling. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Luling 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.