City government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Inman took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other5.6%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
41%$748 thousand
Sales tax
13%$229 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$449 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.9%$107 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$59 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$91 thousand
Fines
0.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Inman's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$543 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$317 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$398 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$185 thousand
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$389 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Inman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Inman 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.