City government · Leavenworth County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Leavenworth took in $55.6 million and spent $50.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Federal tax money14%Fines and other7.7%State tax money3.9%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes57%

Sales tax
32%$17.6 million
Property tax
16%$8.7 million
Other taxes
9.3%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$980 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$716 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$445 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$537 thousand
  • Housing$425 thousand
  • Other service charges$235 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$7.8 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$3.7 million
Fines
1.0%$577 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

7.9%

of Leavenworth's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$460 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$347 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$209 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$653 thousand
  • Government buildings$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$100 thousand
Social services
7.9%$4.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$3.8 million
  • Welfare institutions$160 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$692 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$346 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$25 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$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Leavenworth. 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 Leavenworth 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.