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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Raytown took in $32.1 million and spent $20.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)30%State tax money5.6%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes55%

Sales tax
33%$10.7 million
Other taxes
15%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$285 thousand
  • Other licenses$182 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$78 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$2.2 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$9.1 million
  • Other service charges$369 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 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%$4 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.8 million

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$968 thousand
Fines
1.3%$428 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Sent to other local governments7.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

7.7%

of Raytown's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$948 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$497 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$649 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$759 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$261 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$994 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$994 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Raytown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Raytown 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.