County government · Riley County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Riley County took in $83.1 million and spent $74.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)7.9%Fines and other7.8%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Riley County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes79%

Property tax
71%$59.2 million
Sales tax
5.8%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$838 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.3%$254 thousand

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; hospital bills and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Hospital bills$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$489 thousand
  • Sewer$483 thousand
  • Water$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$2.2 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$2.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$144 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$6.1 million
Fines
0.4%$333 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Health and hospitals16%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments8.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.6%

of Riley County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$30.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$25.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$812 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$12.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.0 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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$393 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$6.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$427 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
Social services
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$748 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$748 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$251 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riley County. 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 Riley 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.