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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salina took in $10.1 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other12%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.7%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

34%

of Salina's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes60%

Other taxes
34%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$201 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$1.9 million
Sales tax
7.2%$729 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$849 thousand
  • Sewer$459 thousand
  • Other service charges$421 thousand
  • Garbage collection$197 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$335 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$180 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$274 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.1 million
Fines
1.5%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development52%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

52%

of Salina's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
52%$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$754 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$591 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$718 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$309 thousand
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$364 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Libraries$101 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$283 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$168 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salina. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Salina 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.