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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tonganoxie took in $11.3 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fines and other29%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money13%

What stands out

25%

of Tonganoxie's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
25%$2.9 million
Sales tax
4.6%$520 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$413 thousand
  • Other service charges$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
25%$2.8 million
Fines
4.5%$503 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

26%

of Tonganoxie'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$500 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$953 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$157 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$661 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$474 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$695 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$499 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$629 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tonganoxie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Tonganoxie 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.