City government · Allen County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gas took in $504 thousand and spent $443 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%City taxes28%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
16%$80 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$49 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$288 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$71 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$44 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

39%

of Gas' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$221 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$171 thousand
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$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gas 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.