City government · Rice County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bushton took in $234 thousand and spent $239 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, garbage collection)44%City taxes38%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

7.3%

of Bushton'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 taxes38%

Property tax
33%$77 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Sewer$24 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%$17 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Bushton'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
41%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$59 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bushton. 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 Bushton 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.