City government · Edwards County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewis took in $512 thousand and spent $438 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (parks and recreation)38%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

36%

of Lewis' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
36%$182 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$193 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$48 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$13 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

67%

of Lewis' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$205 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$17 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 December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.