City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Derby took in $47.4 million and spent $40.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Fines and other14%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Derby's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Property tax
30%$14.4 million
Sales tax
19%$9.1 million
Other taxes
6.4%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$490 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$8.2 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Transit fares$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$708 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$6.2 million
Fines
1.1%$500 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending16%

What stands out

10%

of Derby's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$790 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$165 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Derby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Derby 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.