County government · Hamilton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hamilton County took in $7.4 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes91%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

87%

of Hamilton County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes91%

Property tax
87%$6.4 million
Sales tax
3.0%$222 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$44 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$277 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$345 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending10%

What stands out

41%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$939 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$939 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$840 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$632 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$295 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$255 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$255 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$205 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$205 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton County. 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 Hamilton County 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.