County government · Cloud County, KS

Cloud County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cloud County took in $8.7 million and spent $11.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)5.9%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

65%

of Cloud County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
65%$5.7 million
Sales tax
9.3%$814 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$148 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$125 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.4%$38 thousand

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$515 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.4 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

29%

of Cloud County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Police$806 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$450 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.5%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$534 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$534 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$253 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$184 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cloud County. 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 Cloud County 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.