Township government · McPherson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Empire Township took in $267 thousand and spent $192 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

100%

of Empire 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%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs32%

What stands out

68%

of Empire Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Empire 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 Empire 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.