City government · Saline County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Salina took in $88.8 million and spent $97.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes42%State tax money13%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Salina's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Sales tax
20%$17.8 million
Property tax
20%$17.5 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$37.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$24.2 million
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Airport$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$2.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$11.2 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$485 thousand
Fines
0.2%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Running the government and other costs5.2%

What stands out

10%

of Salina's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$34.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$19.1 million
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$7.1 million
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Interest on debt
9.7%$9.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$870 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$6.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$5.1 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)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$864 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salina. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Salina 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.