City government · Dickinson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Herington took in $7.5 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes29%Fines and other8.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
14%$1.1 million
Sales tax
13%$972 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water$767 thousand
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$31 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$597 thousand
Fines
0.6%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

56%

of Herington'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
56%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Water supply$333 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$767 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$685 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$610 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$357 thousand
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$456 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$249 thousand
  • Airports$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Libraries$188 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Herington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Herington 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.