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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leeds took in $643 thousand and spent $663 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)54%City taxes24%State tax money19%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

54%

of Leeds' 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 taxes24%

Property tax
23%$151 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$347 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 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%$124 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Leeds' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
  • Airports$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leeds. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Leeds 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.