City government · Johnson County, KS

Overland Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Overland Park took in $375 million and spent $291 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)9.2%Fines and other7.9%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Overland Park's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
33%$125 million
Property tax
18%$69.1 million
Other taxes
7.6%$28.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.4 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$34.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$17.7 million
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$639 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$24.4 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$64.0 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$27.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

28%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$83.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$47.8 million
  • Fire protection$30.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$80.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80.7 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$79.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.4 million
  • Government buildings$14.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$14.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$35.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$629 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$629 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Overland Park. 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 Overland Park 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.