City government · Dickinson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Solomon took in $1.4 million and spent $802 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other13%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax
46%$624 thousand
Sales tax
9.0%$123 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$330 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$76 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$165 thousand
Fines
0.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Solomon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$329 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$206 thousand
  • Sewer systems$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Solomon. 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 Solomon 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.