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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kiester took in $1.1 million and spent $790 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)43%City taxes26%State tax money20%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Kiester's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$298 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$485 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$215 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$25 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$227 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$93 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Kiester's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$220 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$182 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$136 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kiester. 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 Kiester 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.