City government · Sumner County, KS

Belle Plaine's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belle Plaine took in $2.1 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

6.8%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
30%$637 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$143 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$859 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$326 thousand
  • Sewer$279 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$119 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$189 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.5%$31 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

33%

of Belle Plaine's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$807 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$337 thousand
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$525 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$504 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$54 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belle Plaine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Belle Plaine 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.