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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lind took in $649 thousand and spent $491 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money33%Federal tax money13%Fines and other3.9%Fees for services (road charges)2.5%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$300 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and road charges
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$83 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$212 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

5.1%

of Lind's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$120 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)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lind. 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 Lind 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.