Township government · Douglas County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wakarusa Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes92%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services2.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

92%

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

Township taxes92%

Property tax
92%$1.4 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking94%Running the government and other costs3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

94%

of Wakarusa 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
94%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wakarusa 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 Wakarusa 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.