City government · Bourbon County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Uniontown took in $520 thousand and spent $605 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)67%City taxes18%County and local tax money7.7%State tax money5.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

67%

of Uniontown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
9.6%$50 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$33 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$346 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$196 thousand
  • Water$114 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$29 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Interest on debt2.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

69%

of Uniontown'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
69%$419 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$315 thousand
  • Water supply$86 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$125 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Uniontown. 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 Uniontown 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.