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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leighton took in $100 thousand and spent $90 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money26%Fines and other19%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

17%

of Leighton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Property tax
34%$34 thousand
Sales tax
17%$17 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$3 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$26 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Leighton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leighton. 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 Leighton 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.