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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kensington took in $510 thousand and spent $392 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.5%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
26%$131 thousand
Sales tax
11%$55 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.2%$1 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$120 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$33 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$14 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs45%Interest on debt3.6%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

45%

of Kensington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$182 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$117 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kensington. 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 Kensington 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.