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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lanark took in $681 thousand and spent $652 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)19%Federal tax money16%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Lanark's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
44%$297 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$107 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$137 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Lanark's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lanark. 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 Lanark 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.