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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kennett took in $7.6 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)13%State tax money4.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

71%

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

City taxes79%

Sales tax
71%$5.4 million
Other taxes
7.4%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$422 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.8%$60 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$521 thousand
  • Airport$446 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$353 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.1%$158 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

52%

of Kennett's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$775 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$790 thousand
  • Airports$246 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$929 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$429 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$369 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kennett. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 City of Kennett 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.