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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ledgeview took in $8.5 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fines and other25%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

25%

of Ledgeview's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
43%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$298 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$422 thousand
  • Sewer$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
  • Road charges$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.2 million

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%$119 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Interest on debt19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

19%

of Ledgeview's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Interest on debt
19%$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$825 thousand
  • Sewer systems$740 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$755 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$417 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$124 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$535 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$328 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$330 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$330 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ledgeview. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ledgeview 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.