City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Goddard took in $9.7 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other12%State tax money9.8%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes51%

Sales tax
22%$2.2 million
Property tax
21%$2.1 million
Other taxes
7.0%$684 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$451 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$178 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$955 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$968 thousand
Fines
1.7%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Interest on debt15%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

15%

of Goddard's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$991 thousand
  • Water supply$764 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$974 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$673 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$637 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
  • Libraries$242 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$472 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$472 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goddard. 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 Goddard 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.