City government · Russell County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Russell took in $23.4 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes13%State tax money12%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Russell'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 taxes13%

Property tax
9.7%$2.3 million
Sales tax
2.4%$569 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$259 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$10.3 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$889 thousand
  • Garbage collection$819 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Transit fares$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$22 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.8 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$355 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.4 million
Fines
0.2%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

62%

of Russell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$9.9 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$659 thousand
  • Sewer systems$596 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.8 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$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$398 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Public transit$80 thousand
  • Airports$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$295 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$160 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$167 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$93 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$74 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Russell. 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 Russell 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.