City government · Pottawatomie County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wamego took in $19.3 million and spent $19.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)40%Fines and other29%City taxes23%State tax money7.7%

What stands out

29%

of Wamego's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$4.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.0 million
  • Sewer$825 thousand
  • Water$592 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$1.5 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$5.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Parks, recreation and libraries33%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Roads, transit and parking3.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

33%

of Wamego's 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
40%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water supply$706 thousand
  • Sewer systems$676 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$6.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
  • Libraries$402 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$329 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$616 thousand
  • Airports$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$319 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$319 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$313 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$255 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wamego. 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 Wamego 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.