City government · Leavenworth County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lansing took in $14.9 million and spent $15.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)27%County and local tax money13%Fines and other5.2%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
29%$4.4 million
Sales tax
16%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$767 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$668 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$406 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$1.9 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$408 thousand
Fines
2.4%$361 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs14%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

17%

of Lansing's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$613 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$386 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$386 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$520 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$81 thousand
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$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lansing. 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 Lansing 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.