County government · Pottawatomie County, KS

Pottawatomie County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pottawatomie County took in $41.8 million and spent $37.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.1%Federal tax money5.7%State tax money4.7%Fines and other2.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Pottawatomie County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
60%$25.0 million
Sales tax
12%$4.9 million
Other taxes
5.8%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$855 thousand
  • Water$219 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$2.4 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$2.0 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Pottawatomie County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$874 thousand
  • Government buildings$628 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
  • Public transit$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$883 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$744 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$810 thousand
  • Water supply$173 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$574 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$107 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$83 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pottawatomie County. 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 Pottawatomie County 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.