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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ladysmith took in $9.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money25%City taxes22%Fines and other18%County and local tax money6.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$696 thousand
  • Garbage collection$403 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.3 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$615 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.7 million
Fines
0.4%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt12%All other spending11%

What stands out

12%

of Ladysmith's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$947 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$562 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.0 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$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$799 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$496 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ladysmith. 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 Ladysmith 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.