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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lodi took in $9.1 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)55%City taxes26%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money5.5%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

5.5%

of Lodi's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
24%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Sewer$921 thousand
  • Water$636 thousand
  • Garbage collection$173 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$172 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$493 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$500 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$502 thousand
Fines
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

60%

of Lodi's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$703 thousand
  • Water supply$552 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$935 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$732 thousand
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$308 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$637 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$637 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$257 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$218 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 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

City of Lodi. 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 Lodi 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.