Town Hall · Delia

Delia, KS town hall & government

Delia spent $92,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $523 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Delia's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Delia's money goes

Spent
$92,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$523
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$153,000
$869 per resident
Water & other utilities
$31,00034%
Administration & buildings
$19,00021%
Sewer & trash
$17,00018%
Roads & transportation
$12,00013%
Interest on debt
$4,0004%
Other
$9,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 34%
  • Utility sales 31%
  • Property taxes 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Delia didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Delia

Full-time staff
0
3 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kaw Valley Unified School District 321

Delia's K–12 school district, shared with Emmett, Emmett, Rossville, Rossville, St. Marys and St. Marys. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,155
Kansas: $14,966
Students
1,119
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $17,155 per pupil, $11,105 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Delia pay

Typical tax bill
$900
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$68,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Delia's government

Town hall & decisions in Delia →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Delia

Delia is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Delia's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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