Town government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lebanon took in $1.0 million and spent $898 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money26%Federal tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Lebanon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
51%$520 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$87 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$268 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$50 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

9.4%

of Lebanon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$499 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$499 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.4%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$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 Lebanon. 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 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.