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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lowell took in $16.9 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes17%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Lowell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
15%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$392 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$387 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$136 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$636 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$222 thousand
Fines
0.4%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

64%

of Lowell's 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
64%$13.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$945 thousand
  • Libraries$386 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$269 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$160 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lowell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 City 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.