Town government · Lincoln County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Opal took in $334 thousand and spent $263 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fines and other24%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money8.1%Town taxes5.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes5.7%

Property tax
4.5%$15 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$35 thousand
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$143 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$80 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

57%

of Opal's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$149 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Opal. 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 Town of Opal 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.