Village government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lowell took in $591 thousand and spent $706 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Village taxes18%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

38%

of Lowell's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes18%

Property tax
17%$102 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$166 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Water$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$17 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$223 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$46 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Lowell's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$189 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$114 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.