Town government · Penobscot County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Lowell took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes83%State tax money17%Fees for services0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Lowell's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes83%

Property tax
83%$1.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$220 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Sent to other local governments30%Roads, transit and parking11%Schools and colleges3.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

30%

of Lowell's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$683 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$501 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
30%$449 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$449 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$162 thousand
Schools and colleges
3.6%$53 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 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 January 31, 2022. 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 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.