Town government · Brunswick County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Leland took in $29.9 million and spent $27.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money28%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Leland's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
33%$10.0 million
Sales tax
31%$9.2 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$8.4 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$223 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

50%

of Leland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.8 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$612 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$784 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leland. 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 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.