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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyndhurst took in $31.0 million and spent $26.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fines and other32%State tax money11%Fees for services2.3%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes55%

Individual income tax
33%$10.2 million
Property tax
21%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$174 thousand
  • Other licenses$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$722 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$3.4 million

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
18%$5.7 million
Fines
13%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Housing and community development1.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Lyndhurst's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$8.5 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$993 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$993 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$309 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lyndhurst. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Lyndhurst 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.