City government · Sedgwick County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mulvane took in $22.2 million and spent $18.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)42%City taxes32%Fines and other24%State tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

23%

of Mulvane's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
20%$4.5 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$978 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$1.2 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Hospital bills$342 thousand
  • Road charges$294 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$235 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$286 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$5.1 million
Fines
0.5%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

7.4%

of Mulvane's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$744 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$748 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$527 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$745 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$721 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mulvane. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mulvane 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.