City government · Bourbon County, KS

Fort Scott's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Scott took in $21.4 million and spent $17.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes30%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money4.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
15%$3.3 million
Property tax
9.5%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$952 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
  • Other service charges$280 thousand
  • Airport$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.6 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$1.0 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$307 thousand
Fines
0.5%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Running the government and other costs5.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Fort Scott's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$3.0 million
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$982 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$420 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$215 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$99 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Scott. 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 Fort Scott 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.