City government · Nemaha County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Centralia took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes18%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money0.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Centralia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
11%$129 thousand
Sales tax
5.9%$68 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$886 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$450 thousand
  • Water$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$6 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

7.9%

of Centralia'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
40%$474 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$318 thousand
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$413 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$344 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centralia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Centralia 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.