Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lewiston took in $20.8 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money27%Town taxes24%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

27%

of Lewiston's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
22%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$216 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$178 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$499 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$675 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.1 million

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$5.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$1.9 million
Fines
1.3%$264 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

38%

of Lewiston's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$326 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$295 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Government buildings$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$288 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$787 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$757 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.