City government · Ellis County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellis took in $4.8 million and spent $3.3 million.

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 money17%Fines and other7.2%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
26%$1.3 million
Sales tax
14%$656 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$711 thousand
  • Sewer$409 thousand
  • Garbage collection$373 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$801 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$329 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

12%

of Ellis' 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
48%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$920 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$409 thousand
  • Sewer systems$233 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$486 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$403 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$391 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
  • Libraries$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$385 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Social services
4.3%$140 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$140 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellis. 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 Ellis 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.