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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lisbon took in $4.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Federal tax money9.4%State tax money9.4%Fines and other5.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
36%$1.6 million
Sales tax
10%$439 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$496 thousand
  • Water$408 thousand
  • Garbage collection$205 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$407 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$407 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$44 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$239 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

23%

of Lisbon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$960 thousand
  • Libraries$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$777 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$529 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$438 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$352 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$343 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$343 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$256 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$242 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lisbon. 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 Lisbon 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.