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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Leander took in $167 million and spent $125 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.4%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

31%

of Leander's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
31%$52.4 million
Other taxes
9.1%$15.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$10.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$184 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.5%$10.9 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$70.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$46.5 million
  • Sewer$15.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$2.8 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$569 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$2.4 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$11.6 million
Fines
0.3%$445 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending13%

What stands out

12%

of Leander's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$36.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$17.2 million
  • Sewer systems$14.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.8 million
  • Fire protection$12.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$643 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$15.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15.4 million
Interest on debt
12%$14.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.6 million
  • Libraries$915 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$795 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$795 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leander. 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 Leander 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.