City government · Nemaha County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sabetha took in $8.3 million and spent $303 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)75%City taxes25%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Sabetha's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Sales tax
12%$1.0 million
Property tax
9.8%$817 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.2 million
  • Water$691 thousand
  • Sewer$382 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$303 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sabetha. 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 Sabetha 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.