County government · Woodson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodson County took in $5.6 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Federal tax money6.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.1%State tax money5.2%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
78%$4.4 million
Sales tax
3.5%$196 thousand

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$344 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$318 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$367 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$291 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Woodson 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
34%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.6 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$955 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$683 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$365 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$365 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.3%$326 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$326 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Woodson 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 Woodson 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.