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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lowell took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%City taxes23%State tax money16%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Lowell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
14%$178 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$751 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Water$325 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$208 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

58%

of Lowell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$670 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$368 thousand
  • Water supply$297 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lowell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lowell 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.