City government · Greenwood County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Severy took in $272 thousand and spent $284 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, sewer)56%City taxes37%State tax money5.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

33%

of Severy's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
33%$89 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals3.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

48%

of Severy'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
48%$137 thousand
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)$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Severy. 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 Severy 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.