Township government · Barton County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatland Township took in $147 thousand and spent $114 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

97%

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

Township taxes97%

Property tax
97%$142 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking91%Running the government and other costs7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

91%

of Wheatland 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
91%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$8 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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.