Town government · Forsyth County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lewisville took in $6.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money38%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

16%

of Lewisville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
44%$2.9 million
Sales tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries31%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

31%

of Lewisville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
31%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$868 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$225 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$889 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$833 thousand
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$697 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$697 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lewisville. 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 Town of Lewisville 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.