County government · Wallace County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wallace County took in $2.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes89%State tax money5.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)5.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

88%

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

County taxes89%

Property tax
88%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks, land and natural resources
  • Garbage collection$121 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$6 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

37%

of Wallace County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$695 thousand
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$511 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$459 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$389 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$389 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$61 thousand
Social services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wallace County. 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 Wallace 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.