County government · Wichita County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wichita County took in $12.1 million and spent $13.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)51%County taxes42%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.1%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

51%

of Wichita County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
30%$3.7 million
Sales tax
11%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$252 thousand

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$214 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$378 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Environment and natural resources2.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

71%

of Wichita County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$9.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$9.2 million
  • Public health$184 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$984 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$331 thousand
  • Government buildings$247 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$233 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$749 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$543 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$332 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$210 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wichita County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wichita 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.