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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Higginsville took in $15.7 million and spent $15.0 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 (electric power, water)71%City taxes25%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Higginsville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Sales tax
12%$1.9 million
Other taxes
8.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$848 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$362 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$82 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$604 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$866 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
  • Airport$152 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$404 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$185 thousand
Fines
0.5%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals6.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

61%

of Higginsville'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
61%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$497 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$850 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$736 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$908 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$908 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$800 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$710 thousand
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$149 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Higginsville. 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 Higginsville 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.