City government · Finney County, KS

Garden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Garden City took in $114 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%City taxes28%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other8.4%State tax money1.1%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

17%

of Garden City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
17%$19.9 million
Property tax
8.6%$9.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$614 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$60.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$36.7 million
  • Water$11.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Airport$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$9.6 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$8.7 million
Fines
0.7%$849 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

37%

of Garden City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$49.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$32.7 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$28.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$20.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Fire protection$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$822 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$20.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$15.8 million
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$416 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$336 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden City. 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 Garden City 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.