City government · Le Sueur County, MN

Le Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Le Center took in $5.2 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)51%City taxes23%State tax money19%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Le Center'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%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Water$652 thousand
  • Sewer$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$963 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$16 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$304 thousand
Fines
0.9%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Running the government and other costs7.7%Interest on debt5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

39%

of Le Center's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$676 thousand
  • Water supply$491 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$562 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$407 thousand
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$532 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$340 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$287 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$160 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Le Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Le Center 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.