City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kechi took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 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 (water, gas)44%City taxes36%Fines and other15%State tax money5.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
20%$692 thousand
Sales tax
10%$361 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$586 thousand
  • Gas$458 thousand
  • Sewer$319 thousand
  • Garbage collection$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$183 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$430 thousand
Fines
2.0%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

18%

of Kechi'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$353 thousand
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Gas supply$319 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$754 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$754 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$508 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$508 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$260 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$260 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kechi. 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 Kechi 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.