City government · Crawford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Girard took in $8.2 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%City taxes11%Federal tax money11%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
5.1%$416 thousand
Sales tax
5.1%$412 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$509 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$911 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$212 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$105 thousand
Fines
0.5%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%Interest on debt1.6%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

74%

of Girard's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
74%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$968 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$636 thousand
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$919 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$641 thousand
  • Libraries$278 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$662 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$261 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$170 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Girard. 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 Girard 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.