Township government · Goodhue County, MN

Leon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Leon Township took in $438 thousand and spent $216 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Federal tax money26%State tax money14%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Leon Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
53%$234 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$114 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$61 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

66%

of Leon Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$143 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Leon Township 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.