City government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McPherson took in $25.5 million and spent $17.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other3.7%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

27%

of McPherson's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes77%

Property tax
48%$12.2 million
Sales tax
27%$7.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$541 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$487 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$824 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$701 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$691 thousand
Fines
1.0%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt8.5%Running the government and other costs8.0%

What stands out

42%

of McPherson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$344 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$932 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
8.5%$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McPherson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of McPherson 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.