City government · Lawrence County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lawrenceburg took in $93.0 million and spent $79.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)83%City taxes12%County and local tax money2.3%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

83%

of Lawrenceburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes12%

Sales tax
6.6%$6.1 million
Property tax
3.8%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$652 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$457 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$76.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$58.6 million
  • Gas$6.9 million
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Water$5.1 million
  • Garbage collection$394 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Housing$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$2.0 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$826 thousand
Fines
0.3%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Running the government and other costs2.8%Roads, transit and parking2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

83%

of Lawrenceburg'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
83%$65.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$53.1 million
  • Gas supply$4.8 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$887 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$669 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$557 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$295 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$403 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$403 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lawrenceburg. 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 Lawrenceburg 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.