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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lisbon took in $14.8 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money28%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Lisbon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$10.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$74 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$41 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$31 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$4.1 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges67%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Running the government and other costs1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

67%

of Lisbon's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
67%$9.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.7 million
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Public transit$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$655 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$473 thousand
  • Police$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.1%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lisbon. 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 Lisbon 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.