County government · Rooks County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rooks County took in $7.0 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Federal tax money6.8%Local tax money5.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)3.1%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
77%$5.4 million
Sales tax
6.1%$429 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$218 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and airport
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Airport$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$478 thousand

Local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.6%$396 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

28%

of Rooks County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$638 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$403 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$525 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$525 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rooks County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Rooks 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.