City government · Sussex County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Lewes took in $12.1 million and spent $10.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (parking)9.6%State tax money8.9%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

50%

of Lewes' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes74%

Other taxes
50%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$940 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$760 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$409 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
24%$2.9 million

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParking and other service charges
  • Parking$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$486 thousand
Fines
3.4%$408 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Lewes' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$557 thousand
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Parking$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$350 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$350 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$192 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Lewes 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.