Town government · St Marys County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leonardtown took in $6.3 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)62%Town taxes30%State tax money7.1%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Leonardtown's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Individual income tax
16%$990 thousand
Property tax
12%$758 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Water$535 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$452 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

13%

of Leonardtown'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Water supply$468 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$927 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$620 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$655 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$368 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$368 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$278 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$90 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leonardtown. 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 Leonardtown 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.