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North Kansas City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), North Kansas City took in $746 million and spent $699 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)83%Fines and other12%City taxes4.3%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

83%

of North Kansas City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.3%

Other taxes
2.2%$16.2 million
What's in other taxesPari-mutuel (betting) taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$9.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$692 thousand
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$61 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$9.7 million
Property tax
0.8%$6.2 million

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$623 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$612 million
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$2.8 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$281 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%$66 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$87.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$482 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals94%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Running the government and other costs1.0%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

94%

of North Kansas City'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%

Health and hospitals
94%$660 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$660 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$489 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.0%$6.9 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$403 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Parking$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Kansas City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of North Kansas City 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.