Village government · Richland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lucas took in $959 thousand and spent $861 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)83%Fines and other9.6%Village taxes4.4%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

83%

of Lucas' 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%.

Village taxes4.4%

Sales tax
2.8%$27 thousand
Property tax
1.6%$15 thousand

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$794 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$560 thousand
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$31 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$88 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Running the government and other costs4.6%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

90%

of Lucas' 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
90%$774 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$563 thousand
  • Water supply$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$40 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$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lucas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Lucas 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.