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North Lancaster's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Lancaster took in $448 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money41%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.7%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

8.7%

of North Lancaster'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 taxes42%

Property tax
42%$188 thousand

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$27 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$184 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Running the government and other costs6.6%Health and hospitals0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

8.2%

of North Lancaster'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%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$336 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$336 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$29 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)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of North Lancaster. 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 North Lancaster 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.