Town government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lowell took in $19.9 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%Town taxes19%State tax money14%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Lowell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes19%

Property tax
16%$3.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$605 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$422 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$912 thousand
  • Other service charges$911 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$203 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$141 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

20%

of Lowell's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$888 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$892 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$842 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$183 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$183 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lowell. 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 Lowell 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.