Town government · Goshen County, WY

Fort Laramie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Laramie took in $826 thousand and spent $779 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)42%State tax money39%Federal tax money13%Town taxes3.5%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Fort Laramie's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes3.5%

Property tax
2.9%$24 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$344 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$156 thousand
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 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%$108 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$319 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.9%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

52%

of Fort Laramie'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
52%$408 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$136 thousand
  • Electric power$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$17 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Laramie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fort Laramie 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.