City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garden Plain took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, gas)42%City taxes36%Fines and other17%State tax money5.6%

What stands out

9.4%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
23%$448 thousand
Sales tax
9.4%$184 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$812 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 2 more
  • Sewer$319 thousand
  • Gas$276 thousand
  • Water$152 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$110 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
15%$292 thousand
Fines
1.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Police, fire, courts and jails<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Garden Plain's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$765 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$319 thousand
  • Sewer systems$261 thousand
  • Water supply$128 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden Plain. 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 Garden Plain 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.