City government · Kearny County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerfield took in $790 thousand and spent $587 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 taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Fines and other9.1%State tax money4.4%

What stands out

34%

of Deerfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
34%$267 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$38 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$341 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$209 thousand
  • Sewer$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$35 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Deerfield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$203 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$189 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deerfield. 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 Deerfield 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.