Township government · Osage County, KS

Valley Brook Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Valley Brook Township took in $206 thousand and spent $240 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%Fines and other8.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

90%

of Valley Brook Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax

90%$185 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state

1.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other

8.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Parks, recreation and libraries33%Running the government and other costs5.8%

What stands out

33%

of Valley Brook Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

61%$147 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$147 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

33%$79 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$79 thousand

Running the government and other costs

5.8%$14 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valley Brook 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 Valley Brook 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.