City government · Marshall County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewisburg took in $16.0 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fines and other22%County and local tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.9%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax

37%$5.9 million

Sales tax

16%$2.5 million

Other taxes

3.5%$560 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes

Alcoholic beverage taxes$560 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services

9.9%$1.6 million

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more

Garbage collection$960 thousand
Parks and recreation$335 thousand
Airport$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state

0.8%$122 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

11%$1.8 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other

21%$3.3 million

Fines

1.2%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Housing and community development1.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Lewisburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$2.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$2.8 million

Roads, transit and parking

28%$2.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.7 million
Airports$506 thousand

Running the government and other costs

21%$1.7 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

14%$1.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Housing and community development

1.7%$139 thousand

Interest on debt

0.6%$50 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewisburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Lewisburg 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.