City government · Linn County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Parker took in $208 thousand and spent $225 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes37%State tax money8.2%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
19%$40 thousand
Sales tax
17%$35 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$113 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$85 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

47%

of Parker'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
47%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parker. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Parker 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.