Township government · Lyon County, KS

Americus Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Americus Township took in $83 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

100%

of Americus Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes100%

Property tax
100%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries38%Running the government and other costs23%

What stands out

38%

of Americus Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Americus Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Americus Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.