City government · Sumner County, KS

Conway Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Conway Springs took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)38%State tax money14%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Conway Springs' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes46%

Property tax
24%$257 thousand
Sales tax
11%$123 thousand
Other taxes
11%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$113 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$412 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$179 thousand
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$150 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.8%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

19%

of Conway Springs' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$412 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
  • Sewer systems$118 thousand
  • Water supply$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$233 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$189 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$146 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$38 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Conway Springs. 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 Conway Springs 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.