Village government · Johnson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Prairie took in $29.7 million and spent $28.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes71%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.8%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

23%

of Prairie's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Village taxes71%

Property tax
41%$12.0 million
Sales tax
23%$6.9 million
Other taxes
7.6%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$247 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.3 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$851 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.1 million
Fines
2.3%$684 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Prairie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$16.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$7.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$606 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$881 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$881 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$368 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Prairie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Prairie 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.