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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2023), Lebanon took in $124 million and spent $89.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)47%City taxes40%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
20%$25.2 million
Property tax
13%$15.8 million
Other taxes
7.4%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$664 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$58.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 4 more
  • Water$45.0 million
  • Gas$11.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Sewer$220 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$143 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$9.7 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$4.0 million
Fines
1.5%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Lebanon'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
36%$31.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$27.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$8.5 million
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
  • Water supply$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$187 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
  • Airports$914 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$920 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$246 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$246 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 July 31, 2023.

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.