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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Pointe took in $3.7 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fines and other21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%County and local tax money6.4%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

21%

of La Pointe's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
48%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.3%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$161 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$541 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$63 thousand
  • Airport$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$176 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$237 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$766 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

14%

of La Pointe's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$750 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$159 thousand
  • Airports$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$317 thousand
  • Libraries$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$477 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$325 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$325 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$199 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$199 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Pointe. 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 La Pointe 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.