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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lawrence took in $7.5 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other31%Town taxes29%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Lawrence's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes29%

Property tax
27%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$727 thousand
  • Garbage collection$275 thousand
  • Road charges$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$23 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$482 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$96 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$2.3 million
Fines
0.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Lawrence's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$991 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$521 thousand
  • Fire protection$321 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$750 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lawrence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lawrence 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.