City government · Hardin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lumberton took in $7.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%State tax money42%Fines and other14%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
44%$3.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$3.3 million

Fines and other14%

Fines
13%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Sent to other local governments2.4%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

65%

of Lumberton'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
65%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$661 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$63 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$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lumberton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lumberton 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.