City government · Butler County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Augusta took in $27.5 million and spent $25.2 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)61%City taxes31%Fines and other6.3%State tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Augusta's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
18%$4.9 million
Sales tax
11%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$417 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$284 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$11.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Airport$568 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$99 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
  • Road charges$32 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%$4 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$402 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$138 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.4 million
Fines
1.1%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

62%

of Augusta'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
62%$15.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.0 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$841 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$639 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$859 thousand
  • Airports$807 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$504 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$589 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$308 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$228 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$53 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$311 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Augusta. 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 Augusta 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.