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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lewiston took in $79.9 million and spent $86.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%City taxes33%County and local tax money10%State tax money9.2%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

10%

of Lewiston's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
29%$23.5 million
Other taxes
3.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$912 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$30.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$7.6 million
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$7.2 million
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand
  • Road charges$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Transit fares$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$2.7 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$7.4 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$8.2 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$5.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

46%

of Lewiston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$40.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$23.0 million
  • Sewer systems$10.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$20.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$9.7 million
  • Police$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$699 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$653 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$5.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$866 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewiston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Lewiston 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.