City government · Atchison County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Atchison took in $21.0 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money5.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
24%$5.0 million
Sales tax
12%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.1%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$1.5 million
  • Amusement taxes$267 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Airport$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$1.1 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.8%$174 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

32%

of Atchison'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
32%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Airports$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$463 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$911 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$472 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$238 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$917 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$917 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$883 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$744 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$139 thousand
Social services
0.5%$99 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atchison. 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 Atchison 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.