Town Hall · Lucas

Lucas, OH town hall & government

Lucas spent $861,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,472 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lucas's government.

Town budget

Where Lucas's money goes

Spent
$861,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,472
typical Ohio cities: $1,450
Long-term debt
$142,000
$243 per resident
Water & other utilities
$680,00079%
Sewer & trash
$99,00011%
Administration & buildings
$27,0003%
Roads & transportation
$27,0003%
Police
$13,0002%
Interest on debt
$2,000<1%
Other
$13,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 71%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lucas

Full-time staff
3
20 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time20 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lucas didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lucas Local School District

Lucas's K–12 school district, shared with Monroe. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,426
Ohio: $16,610
Students
420
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$74,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 63%
  • State 32%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $18,426 per pupil, $10,133 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lucas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,500
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.05%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$142,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Lucas's government

Town hall & decisions in Lucas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lucas

Lucas is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representative Jim Jordan. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Lucas's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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