City government · McPherson County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leola took in $594 thousand and spent $768 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Leola's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes64%

Property tax
39%$234 thousand
Sales tax
23%$139 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Leola's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$156 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leola. 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 Leola 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.