City government · Greenwood County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eureka took in $3.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.7%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
23%$764 thousand
Sales tax
22%$713 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$115 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$842 thousand
  • Sewer$318 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$355 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.7%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

8.3%

of Eureka'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
36%$548 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$427 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$345 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$257 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
  • Airports$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$238 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eureka. 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 Eureka 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.