County government · Greeley County, KS

Greeley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greeley County took in $942 thousand and spent $660 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-county taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money5.0%State tax money4.1%

What stands out

40%

of Greeley County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City-county taxes45%

Property tax
40%$374 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
1.1%$10 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$226 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$39 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$47 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$53 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

27%

of Greeley County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$257 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greeley County Unified Government. 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 Greeley County Unified Government 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.