City government · Wallace County, KS

Sharon Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon Springs took in $2.1 million and spent $636 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes26%State tax money2.4%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Sharon Springs' 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 taxes26%

Property tax
23%$479 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Housing$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$50 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

14%

of Sharon Springs' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$88 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
  • Water supply$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$117 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)$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$92 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Housing and community development
3.9%$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sharon Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sharon Springs 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.