TOPEKA CITY finances
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TOPEKA CITY
City or town in Kansas (Shawnee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 125,449.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $159.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $186.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $40.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $30.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $11.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $2.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $189.5 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $83.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $18.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $430.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $291.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $538.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Water Utilities | $66.0 million |
| Sewerage | $53.8 million |
| Police Protection | $44.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $42.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $37.9 million |
| Transit Utilities | $14.6 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $5.4 million |
| Judicial | $3.1 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.0 million |
| Central Staff | $1.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.2 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $454.9 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $85.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $10.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $529.9 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $8.5 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $25.9 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $14.3 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $2.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $39.9 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $11.0 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $92.4 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $859,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $30.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $11.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $2.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $32.9 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $1.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $3.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.0 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $42.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.2 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $41.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $44.0 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $8.6 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.0 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $35.0 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.5 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $12.0 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $22.0 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $6.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $18.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $58.5 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $72.3 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $15.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.3 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $10.5 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $4.2 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $201,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $15.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $1.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $18.1 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 202177164885.