City government · Neosho County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thayer took in $782 thousand and spent $657 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%City taxes25%Fines and other23%Federal tax money15%State tax money2.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
16%$123 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$49 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$118 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$20 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
18%$140 thousand
Fines
4.9%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Thayer's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$328 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$161 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Thayer. 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 Thayer 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.