City government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lebanon took in $5.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money39%City taxes13%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes13%

Property tax
6.6%$338 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$305 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$267 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$827 thousand
  • Other service charges$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$288 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
0.9%$48 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

37%

of Lebanon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$668 thousand
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$656 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$656 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$403 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$265 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$137 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lebanon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lebanon 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.