Village government · Coshocton County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Lafayette took in $2.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other31%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

of West Lafayette's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes33%

Individual income tax
17%$504 thousand
Property tax
7.9%$229 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$160 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$135 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
1.9%$56 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$925 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$541 thousand
  • Water$218 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$121 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$891 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs5.5%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

38%

of West Lafayette'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$708 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$933 thousand
  • Police$437 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Lafayette. 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 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.