City government · Rush County, KS

Rush Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush Center took in $150 thousand and spent $205 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 (water, garbage collection)44%City taxes41%State tax money8.7%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

21%

of Rush Center's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes41%

Other taxes
21%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$23 thousand
Individual income tax
5.3%$8 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

67%

of Rush Center'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
67%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
  • Water supply$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rush Center. 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 Rush Center 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.