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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Olathe took in $359 million and spent $315 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%Fines and other7.0%State tax money2.2%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Olathe's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes54%

Sales tax
28%$100 million
Property tax
21%$77.1 million
Other taxes
5.0%$17.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$125 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$61.8 million
  • Other service charges$19.3 million
  • Garbage collection$18.3 million
  • Road charges$13.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$1.8 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$8.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$3.3 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$23.0 million
Fines
0.6%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

27%

of Olathe's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$85.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$74.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$39.6 million
  • Fire protection$31.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$59.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$37.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$33.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$277 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$31.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23.2 million
  • Libraries$8.5 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$16.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.0 million
Social services
4.3%$13.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$13.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olathe. 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 Olathe 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.