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LEWES CITY finances

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LEWES CITY

City or town in Delaware (Sussex County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 03/31); population 3,533.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$9.0 millionT
Charges and fees$1.2 millionA
Other general revenue$894,000U
From the federal government$0B
From the state government$1.1 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$9.3 millionE
Spending: construction$1.3 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$192,000I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$12.1 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$10.8 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$3.3 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$4.1 million
Parks & Rec$2.7 million
Regular Highways$1.4 million
Financial Adm$650,000
Central Staff$557,000
Protective Inspection$350,000
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$297,000
Solid Waste Mgt$219,000
Parking$189,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$4.8 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$1.6 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$3.3 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$1.0 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$143,000
C89State IG Other$1.1 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$650,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$557,000
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$297,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$1.4 million
E60Parking-Current Operation$189,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$2.7 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$350,000
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$219,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$2.9 million
F89General NEC-Construction$1.3 million
I89General Interest on Debt$192,000
T01Property Tax$2.9 million
T15Public Utilities Tax$1.1 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$760,000
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$409,000
T29Other License Tax$940,000
T51Documentary & Stock Trans Tax$2.9 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$39,000
U20Interest Earnings$60,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$408,000
U40Rents$252,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$9,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$126,000

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 102005161537.