City government · Pratt County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pratt took in $23.8 million and spent $26.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)69%City taxes25%Fines and other3.6%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
11%$2.7 million
Property tax
11%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.4%$798 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$487 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$267 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$16.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$12.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$972 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$508 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
1.9%$457 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$408 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

72%

of Pratt's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$19.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$376 thousand
  • Fire protection$278 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$985 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$403 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$224 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$966 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$966 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pratt. 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 Pratt 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.