Township government · Barton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakin Township took in $293 thousand and spent $211 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

100%

of Lakin 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%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%

What stands out

86%

of Lakin Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
86%$181 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$178 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lakin 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 Lakin 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.