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Council Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Council Grove took in $4.6 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other12%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes52%

Sales tax
25%$1.1 million
Property tax
23%$1.0 million
Other taxes
4.5%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$969 thousand
  • Sewer$220 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$126 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$533 thousand
Fines
0.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

16%

of Council Grove'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
30%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$816 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.1 million
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$553 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$444 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$603 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Libraries$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$550 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$275 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$84 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Council Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Council Grove 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.