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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 $168 thousand and spent $126 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes34%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Lawrence's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$57 thousand

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$15 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Lawrence's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$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.