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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lander took in $19.0 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%County and local tax money15%City taxes9.0%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

47%

of Lander's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes9.0%

Property tax
5.0%$949 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$755 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$522 thousand
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Airport$291 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$8.8 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.9 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.7%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

51%

of Lander'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
51%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$8.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$364 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$320 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$787 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$536 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$121 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Social services
0.1%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lander. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Lander 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.