Township government · Shawnee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Soldier Township took in $4.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes96%State tax money1.8%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

96%

of Soldier Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Township taxes96%

Property tax
96%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$78 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

47%

of Soldier Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 9.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$838 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Soldier Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Soldier 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.