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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leesville took in $9.1 million and spent $6.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes59%

Sales tax
43%$3.9 million
Property tax
10%$925 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$569 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$549 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Airport$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$375 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
1.9%$170 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Leesville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$900 thousand
  • Sewer systems$775 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$606 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$487 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$487 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$177 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leesville. 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 Leesville 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.