City government · Neosho County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Erie took in $4.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%City taxes19%Fines and other5.2%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Erie's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
10%$424 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$304 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$316 thousand
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$199 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt8.3%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%

What stands out

8.3%

of Erie's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$252 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$503 thousand
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$266 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$327 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$266 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$262 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$227 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$170 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Erie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Erie 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.