Town government · Sullivan County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lumberland took in $3.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Federal tax money11%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money2.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Lumberland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
69%$2.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$171 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$419 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$293 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$108 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$194 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Lumberland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$974 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$612 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$431 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lumberland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lumberland 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.