City government · Lyon County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Olpe took in $727 thousand and spent $545 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money23%City taxes21%County and local tax money9.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Olpe's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
13%$97 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$40 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$272 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$41 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$164 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$71 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

46%

of Olpe's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$251 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$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$134 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Olpe. 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 Olpe 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.