City government · Harper County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Anthony took in $9.8 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%City taxes17%Fines and other3.2%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

79%

of Anthony'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%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
13%$1.3 million
Sales tax
2.3%$230 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$70 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$734 thousand
  • Other service charges$393 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Airport$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$124 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$289 thousand
Fines
0.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

58%

of Anthony'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
58%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$760 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$839 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$705 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$611 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$524 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$462 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
  • Airports$97 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$402 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
  • Libraries$173 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$253 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$196 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anthony. 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 Anthony 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.