Town Hall · Kinsley

Kinsley, KS town hall & government

Kinsley spent $0 in the year to December 31, 2024, about $0 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Kinsley's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$0
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 50%
  • Sales taxes 46%
  • From the state 4%

Kinsley didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Kinsley

Full-time staff
12
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
5 full-time6 part
Fire
0 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Kinsley didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Kinsley-Offerle Unified School District 347

Kinsley's K–12 school district, shared with Jackson, Logan, Offerle, Trenton, Kinsley and South Brown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$18,403
Kansas: $14,966
Students
305
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$2.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $18,403 per pupil, $11,272 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 Kinsley pay

Typical tax bill
$1,100
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.61%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$68,200
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 Kinsley's government

Town hall & decisions in Kinsley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Kinsley

Kinsley is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Ron Estes. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Kinsley'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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