City government · Marshall County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterville took in $2.7 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes26%Federal tax money3.5%State tax money1.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

69%

of Waterville'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 taxes26%

Property tax
17%$467 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$149 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$46 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water$145 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$96 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$27 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Health and hospitals2.1%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

73%

of Waterville'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
73%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$773 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$624 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$90 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waterville. 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 Waterville 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.