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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lebanon took in $138 million and spent $71.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)79%State tax money10%City taxes7.3%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Lebanon'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
6.6%$9.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$598 thousand
  • Other licenses$480 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$108 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$45.5 million
  • Water$30.7 million
  • Electric power$27.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$994 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$418 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$14.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$338 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$4.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

52%

of Lebanon'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
52%$37.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$27.4 million
  • Sewer systems$6.8 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$663 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$19.3 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$16.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$693 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$800 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$383 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$188 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$674 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$674 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$509 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lebanon. 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 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.