City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lilburn took in $20.0 million and spent $16.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%County and local tax money27%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.2%Federal tax money5.0%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

27%

of Lilburn's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes47%

Other taxes
23%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$941 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$725 thousand
  • Other licenses$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$259 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$110 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$4.7 million

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$989 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$992 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$821 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$5.4 million

Fines and other12%

Fines
8.4%$1.7 million
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$694 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Lilburn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$909 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$532 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$491 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$491 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lilburn. 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 Lilburn 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.