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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewiston took in $3.2 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes32%State tax money20%Fines and other13%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Lewiston's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
31%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$405 thousand
  • Water$353 thousand
  • Other service charges$334 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$642 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$54 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$400 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt9.4%Health and hospitals8.1%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

8.1%

of Lewiston's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$819 thousand
  • Water supply$263 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$413 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$279 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$372 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$243 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$236 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$209 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewiston. 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 City of Lewiston 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.