City government · Butler County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Potwin took in $456 thousand and spent $249 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%City taxes38%State tax money2.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

38%

of Potwin's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
38%$172 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$185 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

41%

of Potwin'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
41%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Water supply$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Potwin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Potwin 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.