City government · DeKalb County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lithonia took in $501 thousand and spent $742 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%County and local tax money34%Fines and other23%State tax money6.6%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

34%

of Lithonia's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Other taxes
21%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$78 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$33 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$168 thousand

Fines and other23%

Fines
17%$83 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

66%

of Lithonia'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
66%$490 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$468 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lithonia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lithonia 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.