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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lebanon took in $81.0 million and spent $73.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes26%Fines and other10%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

16%

of Lebanon's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Individual income tax
16%$13.0 million
Property tax
6.3%$5.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$770 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$47.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$32.8 million
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$617 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$4.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$8.2 million
Fines
0.2%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

56%

of Lebanon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$41.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$29.9 million
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$294 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Parking$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$7.3 million
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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$239 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$540 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$540 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$520 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$263 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$257 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lebanon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City 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.