Village government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Lewiston took in $4.4 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes32%County and local tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%State tax money10%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

31%

of Lewiston's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes32%

Property tax
28%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$177 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$96 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$440 thousand
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$451 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$1.4 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$349 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Lewiston's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$844 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$852 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$520 thousand
  • Police$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$837 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$368 thousand
  • Water supply$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$721 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$721 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lewiston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.