City government · Ness County, KS

Ness City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ness City took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Ness City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Sales tax
27%$478 thousand
Property tax
25%$435 thousand
Individual income tax
0.9%$15 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$696 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$6 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$99 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$8 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Ness City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$767 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$487 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$535 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$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$133 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ness City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ness City 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.