City government · Atchison County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Muscotah took in $228 thousand and spent $184 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 (electric power, water)82%City taxes13%State tax money4.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

82%

of Muscotah'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 taxes13%

Property tax
5.7%$13 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$13 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$134 thousand
  • Water$33 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs6.5%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

87%

of Muscotah'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
87%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$109 thousand
  • Water supply$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muscotah. 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 Muscotah 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.