City government · Rice County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geneseo took in $267 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%State tax money6.0%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
21%$57 thousand
Sales tax
18%$49 thousand
Other taxes
11%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$16 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt3.5%

What stands out

51%

of Geneseo'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
51%$130 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geneseo. 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 Geneseo 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.