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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ketchum took in $37.3 million and spent $34.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other22%State tax money7.8%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
20%$7.3 million
Sales tax
16%$6.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Housing$663 thousand
  • Road charges$138 thousand
  • Parking$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$2.9 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$8.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Ketchum's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$16.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$758 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$138 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$56 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ketchum. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Ketchum 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.