ZIP 64158 · Kansas City, MO

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 64158: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Missouri governments, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 64158?
64158 is served by the State of Missouri, Clay County, the City of Kansas City, Liberty School District 53 and the City of Liberty. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Missouri spent $47.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Clay County spent $99.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of Kansas City spent $2.64 billion (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025), Liberty School District 53 spent $267 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Liberty spent $88.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 64158?
Of the governments serving 64158, City of Kansas City collected $209 million (fiscal year ended April 30, 2025), Liberty School District 53 collected $108 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), State of Missouri collected $46.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Liberty collected $9.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and Clay County collected $6.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 64158.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Clay County, Kansas City, Liberty and Liberty School District 53

Why not this year? Missouri governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (for 2025). Figures for Kansas City come from its own audited annual financial report. Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 64158

City of Kansas City$209 million

8.2% of its $2.54 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended April 30, 2025

Liberty School District 53$108 million

47% of its $230 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

State of Missouri$46.1 million

0.1% of its $46.1 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Liberty$9.0 million

14% of its $64.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Clay County$6.5 million

7.1% of its $91.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Clay County

$99.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes68%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)18%State tax money6.9%Fines and other5.8%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.2%
Full Clay County breakdown

What stands out

59%

of Clay County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes68%

Sales tax
59%$54.3 million
Property tax
7.1%$6.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$336 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$240 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$158 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$146 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$16.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$11.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Airport$720 thousand
  • Road charges$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$176 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$6.4 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$32 thousand
Clay County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Social services1.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

41%

of Clay County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Full Clay County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$40.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$38.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$25.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$933 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$12.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.4 million
Social services
1.2%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$887 thousand
  • Other public welfare$337 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$447 thousand
Clay County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Kansas City

$2.64 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended April 30, 2025), from the city's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services35%Fines and other9.2%Grants from federal, state and local governments5.8%
Full Kansas City breakdown

City taxes50%

Other taxes
21%$529 million
Sales tax
18%$456 million
Property tax
8.2%$209 million
Tourism taxes
3.0%$76.3 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$885 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments5.8%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
5.8%$147 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$229 million
Fines
0.2%$5.5 million
Kansas City page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Debt payments (principal and interest)16%Running the government and other costs9.5%All other spending11%
Full Kansas City breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$666 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$563 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$466 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
16%$412 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$251 million
Housing and community development
4.1%$108 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$90.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$81.2 million
Kansas City page →

City of Liberty

$88.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 99% of this ZIP is in Liberty.

Where the money comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Liberty breakdown

What stands out

31%

of Liberty's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
31%$20.2 million
Property tax
14%$9.0 million
Other taxes
13%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$538 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$438 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$117 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$10.6 million
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$57 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%$53 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$14 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$537 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.5 million
Fines
1.5%$970 thousand
Liberty page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Housing and community development7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

52%

of Liberty's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Liberty breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$45.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$37.6 million
  • Water supply$5.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$343 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Housing and community development
7.0%$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$942 thousand
  • Government buildings$413 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$265 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Liberty page →

Your schools

Liberty School District 53

$267 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes47%State tax money39%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services4.2%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Liberty School District 53 breakdown

School district taxes47%

Property tax
47%$108 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$53 thousand

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$9.6 million

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$5.9 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$90.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$156 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$16.4 million
Liberty School District 53 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.8%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Liberty School District 53 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$244 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.8%$20.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.9 million
Liberty School District 53 page →

Your state

State of Missouri

$47.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money43%State taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)9.3%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Missouri's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.

Full Missouri breakdown

State taxes39%

Individual income tax
17%$7.75 billion
Sales tax
11%$5.26 billion
Other taxes
6.7%$3.08 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.03 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$552 million
  • Amusement taxes$385 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$317 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$224 million
  • Other licenses$101 million
  • Tobacco taxes$87.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$49.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$16.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.6%$1.65 billion
Property tax
0.1%$46.1 million

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$4.30 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$1.78 billion
  • College tuition$1.27 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.03 billion
  • Other service charges$177 million
  • Housing$24.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12.7 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Other education charges$98 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

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

From the federal government
43%$19.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$228 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.82 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.6 million
Missouri page →

Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals17%Schools and colleges12%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Missouri's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Missouri breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$15.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$15.6 billion
  • Welfare institutions$93.0 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$49.0 million
  • Veterans' services$8.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$8.83 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$288 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$171 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$55.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$14.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$13.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$8.09 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.83 billion
  • Public health$3.26 billion
Schools and colleges
12%$5.77 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.11 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$801 million
  • Other education$729 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$3.30 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.25 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$638 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 million
  • Government buildings$103 million
  • Other government administration$53.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$991 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.83 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$827 million
  • Police$431 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 million
  • Inspections and regulation$111 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$109 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$493 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$493 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$404 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$300 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$84.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74.4 million
  • Libraries$9.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
Missouri page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Missouri. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Clay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Kansas City. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

Liberty School District 53. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Liberty. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

How these figures are counted. Missouri school district figures are from each district's Annual Secretary of the Board Report to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). They are on a cash basis and cover the district's four governmental funds: general, teachers, debt service and capital projects. Construction is counted as spending in the year it is paid, and bond proceeds and other borrowing are not counted as revenue, so a building year can show more spending than revenue. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and tuition and other payments to other districts are shown as money sent to other governments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.