Town government · Mecklenburg County, VA

La Crosse's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Crosse took in $1.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%Town taxes29%Fines and other19%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

15%

of La Crosse's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes29%

Property tax
16%$162 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.2%$65 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$503 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$310 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$7 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$24 thousand

Fines and other19%

Fines
15%$157 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Housing and community development1.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

36%

of La Crosse's 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%$581 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$581 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$384 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$249 thousand
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$202 thousand
  • Sewer systems$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$300 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Crosse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of La Crosse 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.