City government · Anderson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colony took in $537 thousand and spent $439 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes8.6%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

47%

of Colony's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes8.6%

Property tax
8.6%$46 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$107 thousand
  • Sewer$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$255 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt5.2%

What stands out

41%

of Colony'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$180 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$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colony. 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 Colony 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.