County government · Wabaunsee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabaunsee County took in $8.2 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%State tax money11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Wabaunsee County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
69%$5.7 million
Sales tax
8.1%$667 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTransit fares
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
11%$901 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$931 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.1%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

44%

of Wabaunsee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$648 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$274 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$96 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wabaunsee County. 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 Wabaunsee 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.