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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lowry took in $680 thousand and spent $562 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)51%State tax money21%City taxes17%Fines and other11%

What stands out

11%

of Lowry'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 taxes17%

Property tax
17%$114 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 2 more
  • Water$164 thousand
  • Housing$93 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$145 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Housing and community development8.5%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

8.5%

of Lowry's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$191 thousand
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Housing and community development
8.5%$48 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$47 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$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$40 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lowry. 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 Lowry 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.