City government · Lincoln County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kemmerer took in $4.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)21%City taxes11%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

27%

of Kemmerer's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes11%

Other taxes
5.6%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$116 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.1%$246 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$995 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$583 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Airport$74 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%$1.8 million

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$180 thousand
Fines
0.5%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Kemmerer's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$820 thousand
  • Airports$354 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 million
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$600 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$326 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$991 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$823 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$823 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Kemmerer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Kemmerer 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.