City government · Republic County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Courtland took in $318 thousand and spent $462 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%County and local tax money7.2%State tax money4.1%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

7.2%

of Courtland's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Property tax
34%$109 thousand
Other taxes
10%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Housing$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$13 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs17%Housing and community development14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Courtland's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$58 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$77 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)$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Courtland. 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 Courtland 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.