City government · Jefferson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McLouth took in $1.3 million and spent $932 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, gas)60%City taxes37%State tax money1.7%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

60%

of McLouth'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 taxes37%

Property tax
29%$369 thousand
Sales tax
4.2%$54 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$758 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$267 thousand
  • Gas$253 thousand
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

22%

of McLouth's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$456 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$175 thousand
  • Water supply$118 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McLouth. 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 McLouth 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.