City government · Rice County, KS

Little River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little River took in $684 thousand and spent $836 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)63%City taxes27%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money2.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

6.7%

of Little River's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax

20%$140 thousand

Sales tax

6.7%$46 thousand

Other taxes

0.3%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses

Public utility taxes$1 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services

63%$432 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 1 more

Gas$208 thousand
Water$142 thousand
Sewer$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government

5.8%$40 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state

2.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$8 thousand

Fines

0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

63%

of Little River's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

63%$525 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more

Gas supply$253 thousand
Water supply$184 thousand
Sewer systems$57 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand

Running the government and other costs

27%$225 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Government buildings$5 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.7%$39 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$34 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Fire protection$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.2%$18 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$18 thousand

Interest on debt

1.8%$15 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more

Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Interest on gas supply debt$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.7%$14 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$12 thousand
Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Little River. 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 City of Little River 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.