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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lima took in $827 thousand and spent $959 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money24%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.6%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Lima's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
39%$323 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$155 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$198 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$12 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

7.4%

of Lima'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
68%$653 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$653 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lima. 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 Lima 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.