City government · Anderson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Garnett took in $12.5 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)79%City taxes17%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

79%

of Garnett'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 taxes17%

Property tax
9.2%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.9%$494 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$175 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$140 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$128 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.3%$417 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 8 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Housing$708 thousand
  • Sewer$659 thousand
  • Garbage collection$442 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$93 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$314 thousand
Fines
1.5%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Housing and community development7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

7.2%

of Garnett's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$386 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$692 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$570 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$773 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$602 thousand
  • Libraries$171 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$726 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$719 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$602 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$448 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
  • Airports$171 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$140 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$86 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garnett. 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 Garnett 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.