City government · Osborne County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Downs took in $1.2 million and spent $455 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money23%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
27%$322 thousand
Sales tax
9.9%$118 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$276 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals4.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

13%

of Downs' 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
39%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Downs. 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 Downs 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.