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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Center took in $11.0 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money23%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

36%

of La Center's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes50%

Other taxes
36%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$954 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$645 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$1.0 million
Property tax
4.9%$540 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.6 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$185 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Housing and community development7.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

7.5%

of La Center's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$482 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$390 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$165 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$970 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$970 thousand
Housing and community development
7.5%$553 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$40 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of La Center 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.