Township government · Barton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo Township took in $215 thousand and spent $260 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%Federal tax money15%State tax money2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Buffalo Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax

81%$174 thousand

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

15%$33 thousand

State tax money2.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

2.8%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Sent to other local governments11%Running the government and other costs6.9%

What stands out

11%

of Buffalo Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

82%$214 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$214 thousand

Sent to other local governments

11%$28 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$28 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.9%$18 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Buffalo 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.