City government · Dearborn County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lawrenceburg took in $67.1 million and spent $62.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)45%State tax money40%City taxes11%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$7.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$30.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$20.2 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$971 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
  • Parking$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$26.8 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$98 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs33%Housing and community development14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

14%

of Lawrenceburg's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$24.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$16.9 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$611 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$20.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.7 million
  • Government buildings$685 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$558 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$492 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$8.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$623 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$886 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$886 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$817 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$495 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Lawrenceburg 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.