County government · Ellis County, KS

Ellis County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellis County took in $35.8 million and spent $33.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)26%Federal tax money8.6%State tax money7.5%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Ellis County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
47%$16.9 million
Sales tax
8.6%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$371 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$371 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$586 thousand
  • Road charges$483 thousand
  • Hospital bills$205 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.6%$3.1 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

40%

of Ellis County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$13.2 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$10.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$595 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$458 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$937 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
12%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$3.9 million
  • Hospitals$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Social services
1.5%$482 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$482 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$160 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$131 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ellis County. 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 Ellis County 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.