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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Leland took in $8.2 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes15%State tax money15%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

67%

of Leland'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 taxes15%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water$780 thousand
  • Garbage collection$586 thousand
  • Sewer$336 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$234 thousand
Fines
0.7%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Housing and community development2.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

51%

of Leland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$654 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Leland 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.