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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leon took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes25%Fines and other9.6%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

7.2%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$580 thousand
Sales tax
7.2%$245 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$624 thousand
  • Sewer$496 thousand
  • Garbage collection$427 thousand
  • Other service charges$179 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$168 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$256 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$52 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$326 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

22%

of Leon'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%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$474 thousand
  • Sewer systems$414 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$413 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$686 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$357 thousand
  • Police$326 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$462 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$462 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$292 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$225 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$133 thousand
  • Libraries$92 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$78 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$20 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$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leon. 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 Leon 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.