Village government · Preble County, OH

West Alexandria's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Alexandria took in $1.3 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)84%Village taxes16%

What stands out

84%

of West Alexandria'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%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
8.4%$109 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$516 thousand
  • Water$362 thousand
  • Garbage collection$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs2.1%Roads, transit and parking0.9%

What stands out

76%

of West Alexandria'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
76%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$481 thousand
  • Water supply$444 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$566 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$336 thousand
  • Police$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.1%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Alexandria. 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 West Alexandria 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.