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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kiel took in $18.5 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)75%City taxes13%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

75%

of Kiel'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 taxes13%

Property tax
12%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.8%$143 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$92 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$13.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.2 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$842 thousand
  • Other service charges$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$224 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$174 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$720 thousand
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Running the government and other costs4.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

12%

of Kiel's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$359 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$258 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$772 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$482 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$628 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$346 thousand
  • Libraries$282 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$370 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$370 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kiel. 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 City of Kiel 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.