City government · Butler County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Andover took in $24.0 million and spent $25.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fines and other23%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%State tax money6.8%

What stands out

14%

of Andover's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Property tax
39%$9.4 million
Sales tax
14%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$920 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$1.6 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$5.2 million
Fines
1.4%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Running the government and other costs6.7%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

30%

of Andover's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$863 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$287 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$608 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$298 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Andover. 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 City of Andover 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.