Township government · Butler County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hickory Township took in $130 thousand and spent $131 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money53%Township taxes42%State tax money5.4%

What stands out

53%

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

Township taxes42%

Property tax
37%$48 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money53%

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

From the federal government
53%$69 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

86%

of Hickory 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
86%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$15 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hickory 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 Hickory 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.