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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lehigh took in $163 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%State tax money31%City taxes17%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes17%

Other taxes
10%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$11 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$34 thousand
  • Water$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$50 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Interest on debt2.1%Roads, transit and parking1.5%

What stands out

63%

of Lehigh's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Water supply$21 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 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 December 31, 2021. 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.