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Excelsior Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Excelsior Springs took in $64.3 million and spent $89.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)70%City taxes25%State tax money2.4%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Excelsior Springs' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Sales tax
17%$10.8 million
Property tax
4.5%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$165 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$45.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$34.2 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$947 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$64 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.1 million
Fines
0.7%$442 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Housing and community development3.3%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

39%

of Excelsior Springs' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$35.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$34.9 million
  • Public health$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$24.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$989 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$559 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$13.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$945 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Excelsior Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Excelsior Springs 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.