County government · Allen County, KS

Allen County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Allen County took in $27.2 million and spent $15.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)4.6%Fines and other1.6%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Allen County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes92%

Property tax
77%$21.0 million
Sales tax
11%$2.9 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$101 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Airport$240 thousand
  • Transit fares$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$31 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$5 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$319 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$409 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Allen County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$342 thousand
  • Public transit$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$694 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.5 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$538 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$353 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.3 million
  • Hospitals$674 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$796 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$423 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$423 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$209 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allen County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Allen County 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.