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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kirkwood took in $7.5 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Town taxes24%County and local tax money23%Fines and other11%State tax money10%

What stands out

32%

of Kirkwood's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
18%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.3%$474 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$470 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$307 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 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%$1 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$768 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$1.7 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$631 thousand
Fines
2.3%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

43%

of Kirkwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$343 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$928 thousand
  • Government buildings$419 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$817 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$817 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$806 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$249 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$67 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kirkwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Kirkwood 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.