Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewis took in $995 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)11%County and local tax money11%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Lewis' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
39%$392 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$2 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$259 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$106 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$57 thousand
Fines
4.0%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Lewis' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$708 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$708 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
  • Water supply$57 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lewis. 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 Town of Lewis 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.