City government · Rush County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McCracken took in $194 thousand and spent $164 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)65%City taxes26%State tax money5.7%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

65%

of McCracken's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
21%$41 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$94 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$6 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

54%

of McCracken'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
54%$89 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$77 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McCracken. 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 McCracken 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.