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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Lancaster took in $410 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes34%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$139 thousand

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$43 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$213 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

6.9%

of South 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
66%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$45 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)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South 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 South 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.