City government · Cowley County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burden took in $678 thousand and spent $690 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)56%City taxes31%County and local tax money8.3%State tax money4.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Burden's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
21%$141 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$35 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$261 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$31 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$56 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Burden's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$219 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burden. 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 Burden 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.