City government · Lee County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leesburg took in $6.7 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%State tax money15%City taxes15%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other6.4%

What stands out

28%

of Leesburg's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Other taxes
7.8%$520 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$241 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$164 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$66 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.1%$475 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$796 thousand
  • Garbage collection$601 thousand
  • Water$349 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.5%$570 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.0 million

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$1.9 million

Fines and other6.4%

Fines
6.2%$415 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Leesburg'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
42%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$850 thousand
  • Sewer systems$736 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$995 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$995 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$411 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$311 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$76 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$57 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$23 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leesburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Leesburg 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.