City government · Wilson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Altoona took in $534 thousand and spent $201 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%City taxes34%State tax money7.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Altoona's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes34%

Other taxes
19%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$51 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$25 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$316 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$158 thousand
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking1.5%

What stands out

63%

of Altoona's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$103 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Altoona. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Altoona 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.