City government · Labette County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Parsons took in $19.7 million and spent $21.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other7.2%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
25%$4.9 million
Property tax
18%$3.6 million
Other taxes
7.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$733 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$79 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$689 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$1.1 million
Fines
1.4%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

21%

of Parsons' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$429 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$217 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$183 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$469 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$114 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$493 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$449 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parsons. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Parsons 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.