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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lovell took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fines and other16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money6.7%

What stands out

16%

of Lovell's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$1.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$258 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$154 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$360 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Lovell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$809 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$809 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$567 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$486 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$59 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$37 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$37 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

Town of Lovell. 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 Lovell 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.