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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingsley took in $2.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)31%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
38%$805 thousand
Sales tax
11%$228 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$667 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$217 thousand
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$206 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$28 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$187 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Kingsley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$730 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$560 thousand
  • Police$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$670 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$264 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$407 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$308 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$347 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • Libraries$128 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingsley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kingsley 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.