City government · Norton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lenora took in $432 thousand and spent $387 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%Fines and other14%County and local tax money5.8%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

42%

of Lenora's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
42%$180 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$143 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$13 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$25 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

58%

of Lenora'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%

Running the government and other costs
58%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lenora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Lenora 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.