City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Lawrenceville took in $159 million and spent $124 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, electric power)67%Fines and other12%County and local tax money8.0%City taxes7.3%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Lawrenceville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes7.3%

Property tax
3.9%$6.2 million
Other taxes
3.4%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$880 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$806 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$543 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$275 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$214 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$148 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$108 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 4 more
  • Gas$62.9 million
  • Electric power$38.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$7.3 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$871 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$12.7 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$15.6 million
Fines
2.4%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

50%

of Lawrenceville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$61.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Gas supply$32.5 million
  • Electric power$27.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$35.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$779 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.8 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$5.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$829 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$829 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$669 thousand
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$669 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawrenceville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Lawrenceville 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.