City government · Brown County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Robinson took in $374 thousand and spent $166 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 (electric power, water)77%City taxes23%

What stands out

77%

of Robinson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
16%$58 thousand
Sales tax
7.8%$29 thousand

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$163 thousand
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Interest on debt14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%

What stands out

59%

of Robinson'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
59%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Robinson. 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 Robinson 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.