Town government · Niobrara County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lusk took in $12.1 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money42%Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)25%State tax money24%County and local tax money5.9%Town taxes1.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes1.5%

Property tax
0.9%$107 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$376 thousand
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Sewer$223 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money42%

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

From the federal government
42%$5.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$2.9 million

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$717 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$134 thousand
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Lusk's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Electric power$309 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$658 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$570 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lusk. 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 Lusk 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.