City government · Neosho County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stark took in $39 thousand and spent $33 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%City taxes36%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
26%$10 thousand
Sales tax
10%$4 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

24%

of Stark's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stark. 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 Stark 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.