Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyons took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)7.8%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

48%

of Lyons' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Other taxes
48%$988 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$903 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$354 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$145 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$196 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$253 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$85 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

7.8%

of Lyons' 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
42%$779 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$779 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$702 thousand
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$584 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$214 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyons. 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 Lyons 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.