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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lewistown took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes12%Fines and other9.3%

What stands out

41%

of Lewistown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$274 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$865 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$539 thousand
  • Sewer$312 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$950 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$207 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Lewistown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$801 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$543 thousand
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$267 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$248 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewistown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lewistown 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.