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Mulberry, KS town hall & government

Mulberry spent $906,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,739 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mulberry's money goes

Spent
$906,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,739
typical Kansas cities: $1,604
Long-term debt
$336,000
$645 per resident
Water & other utilities
$586,00065%
Police
$119,00013%
Administration & buildings
$67,0007%
Roads & transportation
$47,0005%
Sewer & trash
$27,0003%
Fire
$20,0002%
Interest on debt
$14,0002%
Other
$26,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 81%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Mulberry 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 Mulberry

Full-time staff
5
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Police
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Northeast Unified School District 246

Mulberry's K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia, Arma, Lincoln and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,786
Kansas: $14,966
Students
462
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 11%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $16,786 per pupil, $10,186 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 Mulberry pay

Typical tax bill
$732
a year · Kansas typical $2,798

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 Mulberry's government

Town hall & decisions in Mulberry →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mulberry

Mulberry is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Derek Schmidt. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Mulberry'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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