County government · Thomas County, KS

Thomas County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thomas County took in $9.3 million and spent $7.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)11%State tax money8.6%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

26%

of Thomas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
47%$4.4 million
Sales tax
26%$2.4 million
Other taxes
4.8%$446 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$284 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$104 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$558 thousand
  • Garbage collection$353 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$801 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$231 thousand
Fines
0.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Environment and natural resources5.3%

What stands out

5.3%

of Thomas County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$536 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$314 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$242 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$781 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$781 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$417 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$417 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.3%$411 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$411 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thomas County. 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 Thomas County 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.