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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lexington took in $3.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%City taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$875 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$850 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$436 thousand
  • Sewer$261 thousand
  • Garbage collection$153 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$176 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$229 thousand
Fines
0.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Interest on debt5.0%

What stands out

45%

of Lexington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$818 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$388 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$249 thousand
  • Sewer systems$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$335 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$335 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$168 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$168 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lexington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lexington 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.