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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lehigh took in $904 thousand and spent $681 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes21%Fines and other8.6%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

8.8%

of Lehigh's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
12%$106 thousand
Sales tax
8.8%$80 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$560 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$239 thousand
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$44 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$35 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

60%

of Lehigh's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$227 thousand
  • Water supply$111 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lehigh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Lehigh 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.