Town government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leon took in $556 thousand and spent $446 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money34%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Leon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$258 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$76 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$191 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

7.2%

of Leon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$7 thousand
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$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Leon. 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 Leon 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.