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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lowell took in $644 thousand and spent $825 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money29%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.4%

What stands out

9.5%

of Lowell's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
49%$313 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$61 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$189 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$48 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Health and hospitals4.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

75%

of Lowell's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$616 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$616 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lowell. 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 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.