City government · Jefferson County, KS

Valley Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Valley Falls took in $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes32%County and local tax money11%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Valley Falls' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
22%$234 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$86 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$553 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Sewer$181 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$33 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$111 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.2%$13 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

43%

of Valley Falls' 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
43%$556 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$232 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$185 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$185 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Valley Falls. 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 Valley Falls 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.