Town government · St Landry Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leonville took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)89%Town taxes6.3%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

89%

of Leonville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes6.3%

Other taxes
6.3%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Gas$103 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%

What stands out

10%

of Leonville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$882 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$692 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Gas supply$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$393 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$357 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leonville. 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 Town of Leonville 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.