City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cheney took in $4.7 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)48%City taxes32%Fines and other13%State tax money6.6%

What stands out

12%

of Cheney's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
27%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.9%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$234 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 2 more
  • Other service charges$763 thousand
  • Gas$737 thousand
  • Water$401 thousand
  • Sewer$393 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$313 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$564 thousand
Fines
0.8%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Parks, recreation and libraries29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Running the government and other costs7.0%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Cheney'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
34%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$517 thousand
  • Sewer systems$246 thousand
  • Water supply$224 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$975 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$790 thousand
  • Libraries$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$691 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$565 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$233 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)$209 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cheney. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Cheney 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.