City government · Kingman County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kingman took in $21.0 million and spent $21.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other49%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)40%City taxes9.5%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Kingman's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes9.5%

Property tax
3.7%$783 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$659 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$324 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$324 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.6%$545 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Sewer$707 thousand
  • Water$625 thousand
  • Hospital bills$401 thousand
  • Airport$78 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Transit fares$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$251 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other49%

Interest, rents and other
49%$10.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Housing and community development5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

5.4%

of Kingman's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.5 million
  • Sewer systems$966 thousand
  • Water supply$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$7.0 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$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$740 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$957 thousand
  • Airports$225 thousand
  • Public transit$113 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$881 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$907 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$907 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$412 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
  • Libraries$154 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$211 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$114 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingman. 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 Kingman 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.