City government · Anoka County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lexington took in $8.0 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)60%City taxes24%State tax money9.5%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Lexington'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 taxes24%

Property tax
21%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.7%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$3.8 million
  • Water$444 thousand
  • Sewer$275 thousand
  • Road charges$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$82 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$752 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$352 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

62%

of Lexington'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
62%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$3.5 million
  • Water supply$547 thousand
  • Sewer systems$427 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$787 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$508 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$137 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$133 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lexington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.