City government · Sherman County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Goodland took in $11.9 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes21%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money3.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

71%

of Goodland'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 taxes21%

Property tax
14%$1.7 million
Sales tax
6.5%$769 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$583 thousand
  • Sewer$464 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Transit fares$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$139 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$365 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$492 thousand
Fines
0.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

59%

of Goodland'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
59%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$535 thousand
  • Water supply$517 thousand
  • Sewer systems$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$450 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$446 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$421 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$806 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$740 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
  • Public transit$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$605 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$365 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$267 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$113 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goodland. 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 Goodland 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.