City government · Ford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ford took in $260 thousand and spent $192 thousand.

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 (gas, water)85%City taxes12%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

85%

of Ford'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 taxes12%

Sales tax
11%$28 thousand
Property tax
0.8%$2 thousand

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$222 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$128 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

69%

of Ford'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
69%$132 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$104 thousand
  • Water supply$21 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$56 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)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ford. 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 Ford 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.