Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leicester took in $41.4 million and spent $64.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money35%Federal tax money10%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)2.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

35%

of Leicester's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$18.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$828 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$498 thousand
  • Other licenses$330 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$989 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$754 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$100 thousand
  • School lunches$73 thousand
  • Other school charges$52 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.2 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$14.5 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$295 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Sent to other local governments3.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

42%

of Leicester's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
42%$27.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.1 million
Running the government and other costs
41%$26.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$18.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$651 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$485 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$2.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$245 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$293 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$292 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Social services
0.1%$88 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$14 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leicester. 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 Leicester 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.