City government · Lamar County, MS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lumberton took in $2.4 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes24%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
20%$492 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$330 thousand
  • Sewer$321 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$895 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
3.0%$73 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Interest on debt1.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

23%

of Lumberton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$854 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$411 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$854 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$424 thousand
  • Sewer systems$272 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$581 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$227 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$227 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lumberton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 City of Lumberton 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.