City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maize took in $3.4 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes80%County and local tax money13%Fees for services7.4%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes80%

Property tax
60%$2.0 million
Other taxes
20%$682 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$423 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$118 thousand
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$250 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$250 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$428 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Interest on debt15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Maize's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$436 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$786 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$786 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$467 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$332 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$48 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Maize. 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 Maize 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.