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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Layton took in $109 million and spent $71.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)29%Fines and other12%Federal tax money8.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

22%

of Layton's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes50%

Sales tax
22%$24.1 million
Property tax
21%$23.4 million
Other taxes
6.8%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$327 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$310 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$31.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$13.2 million
  • Sewer$12.0 million
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$786 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$8.9 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$1.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$12.7 million
Fines
0.3%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.9%

of Layton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$27.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$476 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$10.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$581 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$557 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$6.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Layton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Layton 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.