ZIP 66251 · Overland Park, KS

Four governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Kansas

$27.9 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money25%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)23%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Kansas' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Kansas breakdown

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
16%$4.50 billion
Sales tax
15%$4.33 billion
Other taxes
6.3%$1.80 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$514 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$458 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$251 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$171 million
  • Tobacco taxes$105 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$90.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$65.1 million
  • Severance taxes$35.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$32.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$32.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$10.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$4.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$314 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.1%$1.47 billion
Property tax
3.3%$953 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$6.52 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$4.55 billion
  • College tuition$815 million
  • Other service charges$479 million
  • University housing and dining$462 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$148 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$47.6 million
  • Housing$11.6 million
  • Other education charges$5.0 million
  • Road charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$736 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$7.15 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$51.9 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.92 billion
Fines
0.1%$36.1 million
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Where the money goes

Social services25%Sent to local governments24%Health and hospitals19%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

19%

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

Full Kansas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$6.92 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.82 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$54.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$21.8 million
  • Veterans' services$15.5 million
Sent to local governments
24%$6.76 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$5.82 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$279 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$225 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$91.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$57.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$19.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$12.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$5.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$5.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$5.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$5.31 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.73 billion
  • Public health$575 million
Schools and colleges
15%$4.09 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$648 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$274 million
  • Other education$219 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$2.00 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.85 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$141 million
  • Airports$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$1.14 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$459 million
  • Courts and legal services$340 million
  • Police$193 million
  • Inspections and regulation$97.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$47.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.11 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$423 million
  • Other and not broken out$418 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 million
  • Government buildings$31.3 million
  • Other government administration$20.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$286 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$135 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$125 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$52.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47.7 million
  • Libraries$4.5 million
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Your county

Johnson County

$884 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)37%State tax money5.0%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money0.4%
Full Johnson County breakdown

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
38%$325 million
Sales tax
16%$139 million
Other taxes
1.1%$9.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.0 million
  • Other licenses$3.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$316 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$150 million
  • Other service charges$147 million
  • Transit fares$8.1 million
  • Airport$7.6 million
  • Housing$2.0 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$42.7 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$3.3 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$25.9 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Health and hospitals8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Johnson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Full Johnson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$265 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 million
  • Other and not broken out$100 million
  • Government buildings$48.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$221 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$191 million
  • Fire protection$30.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$160 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$160 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$72.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$57.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; public transit and 1 more
  • Airports$26.1 million
  • Public transit$18.4 million
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$33.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$32.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
3.5%$31.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31.3 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$22.2 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$21.2 million
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Your city

City of Overland Park

$291 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes59%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)9.2%Fines and other7.9%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Overland Park's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

Full Overland Park breakdown

City taxes59%

Sales tax
33%$125 million
Property tax
18%$69.1 million
Other taxes
7.6%$28.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.4 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$34.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$17.7 million
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million

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%$639 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$24.4 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$64.0 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$27.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.4 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

28%

of Overland Park's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Full Overland Park breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$83.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$47.8 million
  • Fire protection$30.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$80.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80.7 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$79.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.4 million
  • Government buildings$14.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$14.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$35.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$629 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$629 thousand
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Your schools

Blue Valley Unified School District 229

$335 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes34%Fines and other11%County and local tax money3.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.0%
Full Blue Valley Unified School District 229 breakdown

What stands out

11%

of Blue Valley Unified School District 229's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 3.7%.

School district taxes34%

Property tax
34%$130 million

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$7.6 million
  • Other school charges$3.0 million
  • School tuition and transportation$690 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$187 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$12.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$41.1 million
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt5.0%Sent to other local governments<0.1%
Full Blue Valley Unified School District 229 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$319 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$319 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$16.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$210 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$210 thousand
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

Blue Valley Unified School District 229. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.