Town government · York County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lebanon took in $5.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.5%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

6.5%

of Lebanon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
65%$3.7 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$362 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$302 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Health and hospitals5.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Lebanon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$850 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$553 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$466 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$277 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$227 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$238 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Social services
0.7%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lebanon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.