City government · Butler County, KS

Rose Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rose Hill took in $6.0 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Fines and other20%State tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Rose Hill's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
28%$1.7 million
Sales tax
7.2%$436 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$360 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$346 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$967 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$91 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$137 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$1.1 million
Fines
0.8%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

8%

of Rose Hill's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$985 thousand
  • Water supply$848 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$318 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$963 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$920 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$560 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$560 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$395 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
  • Libraries$172 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$143 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$42 thousand
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$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rose Hill. 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 City of Rose Hill 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.