City government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Galva took in $940 thousand and spent $377 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)92%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

92%

of Galva'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%.

Fees for services92%

Fees for services
92%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$530 thousand
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$67 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Galva'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
57%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$127 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Water supply$11 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Galva. 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 Galva 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.