City government · Lewis County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewistown took in $411 thousand and spent $773 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)68%City taxes26%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Lewistown's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Sales tax
15%$62 thousand
Property tax
6.3%$26 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$281 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$146 thousand
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs35%

What stands out

65%

of Lewistown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$499 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$287 thousand
  • Sewer systems$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$274 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lewistown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lewistown 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.