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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lester took in $324 thousand and spent $421 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services29%Fines and other28%

What stands out

26%

of Lester's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
33%$108 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
26%$85 thousand
Fines
1.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries31%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt5.5%

What stands out

31%

of Lester's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
31%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lester. 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 Lester 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.