Village government · Allen County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lafayette took in $321 thousand and spent $417 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)58%Village taxes40%Fines and other1.2%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Lafayette's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
28%$91 thousand
Other taxes
12%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%

What stands out

40%

of Lafayette'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
40%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lafayette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lafayette 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.