City government · Phillips County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phillipsburg took in $5.5 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money23%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
18%$1.0 million
Property tax
16%$896 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$864 thousand
  • Sewer$437 thousand
  • Garbage collection$403 thousand
  • Transit fares$69 thousand
  • Airport$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$437 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Phillipsburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$404 thousand
  • Sewer systems$328 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$755 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$642 thousand
  • Libraries$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$700 thousand
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$306 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
  • Airports$149 thousand
  • Public transit$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$406 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$298 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Phillipsburg. 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 Phillipsburg 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.