City government · Leavenworth County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Basehor took in $12.0 million and spent $9.5 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%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%Fines and other18%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
33%$4.0 million
Sales tax
14%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$616 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$327 thousand
  • Other licenses$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$460 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$989 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.9 million
Fines
2.4%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

44%

of Basehor's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.2 million
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$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Basehor. 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 Basehor 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.