County government · Lane County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lane County took in $7.9 million and spent $7.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes100%

What stands out

100%

of Lane County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes100%

Property tax
100%$7.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Lane County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$908 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$653 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$557 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$292 thousand
  • Hospitals$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lane 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 Lane 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.