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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kuna took in $36.8 million and spent $28.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%City taxes29%State tax money23%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

23%

of Kuna's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes29%

Other taxes
17%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$5.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$690 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$4.6 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$8.5 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$2.8 million
Fines
0.1%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Running the government and other costs4.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

12%

of Kuna's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$14.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.3 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$5.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$3.4 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$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$639 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$986 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$651 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$144 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$144 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kuna. 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 Kuna 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.