City government · Wabaunsee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Alma took in $3.3 million and spent $191 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)100%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

100%

of Alma's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Fees for services100%

Fees for services
100%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas$732 thousand
  • Water$434 thousand
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt0.5%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$74 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Alma 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.