City government · Caldwell County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lenoir took in $44.0 million and spent $33.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, liquor stores)39%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Lenoir's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
24%$10.7 million
Sales tax
14%$6.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$574 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$558 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$17.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Water$7.2 million
  • Liquor stores$4.3 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$669 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$3.5 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$4.1 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$732 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking7.6%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

14%

of Lenoir's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Liquor stores$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Police$445 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$400 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$246 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 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$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lenoir. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Lenoir 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.