Village government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lexington took in $5.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

55%

of Lexington's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes63%

Individual income tax
55%$2.9 million
Property tax
7.7%$413 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$699 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$50 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$131 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$62 thousand
Fines
0.7%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%

What stands out

45%

of Lexington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$891 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$891 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$517 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
  • Water supply$128 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$108 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lexington. 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 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.