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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lindon took in $22.7 million and spent $21.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other5.8%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lindon's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Sales tax
25%$5.7 million
Other taxes
17%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$816 thousand
  • Other licenses$464 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$240 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$2.6 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$852 thousand
  • Garbage collection$609 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$307 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$150 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$818 thousand
Fines
2.2%$499 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

17%

of Lindon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.7 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$362 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$755 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$576 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$279 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$576 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$824 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$659 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$165 thousand
Social services
2.6%$546 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$546 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$303 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$303 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$250 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$250 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lindon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lindon 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.