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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kahlotus took in $408 thousand and spent $439 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)38%State tax money37%City taxes20%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

37%

of Kahlotus' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes20%

Other taxes
8.6%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.1%$25 thousand
Property tax
5.4%$22 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$155 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$152 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$9 thousand
Fines
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

55%

of Kahlotus' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$193 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kahlotus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Kahlotus 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.