City government · Geary County, KS

Junction City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Junction City took in $30.7 million and spent $23.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes44%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money3.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Junction City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
23%$7.1 million
Property tax
20%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$430 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Airport$37 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%$126 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$785 thousand
Fines
2.3%$706 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Sent to other local governments8.0%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

8%

of Junction City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Airports$407 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$1.9 million
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$1.9 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$415 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Junction City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Junction City 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.