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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Latah took in $422 thousand and spent $360 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)14%Town taxes13%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

72%

of Latah's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
5.7%$24 thousand
Sales tax
4.5%$19 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$302 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Latah's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$286 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Latah. 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 Town of Latah 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.