City government · Butler County, KS

Towanda's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towanda took in $1.8 million and spent $287 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%City taxes30%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money5.9%State tax money4.7%

What stands out

7.6%

of Towanda's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
20%$369 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$139 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$818 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$351 thousand
  • Sewer$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$111 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$86 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$109 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$140 thousand
Fines
1.0%$18 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails72%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Interest on debt9.8%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
72%$208 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$188 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$51 thousand
Interest on debt
9.8%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Towanda. 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 City of Towanda 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.