Township government · Stark County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lexington Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%Fines and other6.0%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

91%

of Lexington Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes91%

Property tax
91%$1.1 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$65 thousand
Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

20%

of Lexington Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$499 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$499 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$394 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lexington Township. 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 Lexington Township 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.