City government · Rush County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bison took in $206 thousand and spent $183 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes42%State tax money7.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Bison's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
32%$66 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$47 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

70%

of Bison'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
70%$129 thousand
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$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bison 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.