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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewis took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money84%Fees for services (water, sewer)6.9%City taxes5.9%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

84%

of Lewis' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes5.9%

Property tax
3.7%$124 thousand
Sales tax
1.9%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$230 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$163 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money84%

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

From the federal government
84%$2.8 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$48 thousand

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%$33 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Running the government and other costs3.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

84%

of Lewis' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
84%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$26 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Lewis 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.