City government · Grant County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ulysses took in $8.8 million and spent $7.3 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 taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%Fines and other4.3%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes56%

Property tax
27%$2.4 million
Sales tax
27%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.7%$236 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$200 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$708 thousand
  • Sewer$637 thousand
  • Gas$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$243 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$66 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$221 thousand
Fines
1.8%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Ulysses' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$639 thousand
  • Sewer systems$388 thousand
  • Gas supply$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.1 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$344 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$805 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$805 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$760 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$760 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ulysses. 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 Ulysses 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.