City government · Douglas County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Eudora took in $16.4 million and spent $17.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%City taxes25%Fines and other11%County and local tax money6.5%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Eudora's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Property tax

17%$2.8 million

Sales tax

5.3%$865 thousand

Other taxes

3.4%$562 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$443 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
Public utility licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services

53%$8.8 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more

Electric power$5.1 million
Water$1.5 million
Sewer$1.4 million
Garbage collection$595 thousand
Parks and recreation$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government

0.5%$78 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state

3.2%$533 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other

10%$1.7 million

Fines

0.7%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

54%

of Eudora's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

54%$9.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more

Electric power$4.7 million
Sewer systems$3.1 million
Water supply$1.0 million
Garbage and solid waste$579 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$3.2 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Other and not broken out$994 thousand
Other government-run businesses$494 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$2.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.8 million
Fire protection$553 thousand
Courts and legal services$128 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.9%$854 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$854 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.8%$837 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$837 thousand

Interest on debt

3.8%$671 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$583 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eudora. 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 Eudora 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.