County government · Jewell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jewell County took in $21.8 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)29%Fines and other17%Local tax money4.4%State tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Jewell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
48%$10.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and garbage collection
  • Hospital bills$6.0 million
  • Garbage collection$241 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$60 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$157 thousand

Local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.4%$949 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals50%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

50%

of Jewell County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
50%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.7 million
  • Public health$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$640 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$553 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$353 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jewell County. 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 Jewell 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.