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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lowry City took in $404 thousand and spent $452 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Federal tax money15%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
30%$121 thousand
Property tax
12%$47 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$62 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

67%

of Lowry City'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
67%$303 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$208 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$27 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lowry City. 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 Lowry City 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.