Township government · Shawnee County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williamsport Township took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes97%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

97%

of Williamsport 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%$1.0 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state

2.1%$22 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other

0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Williamsport Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

62%$659 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$659 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

38%$401 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$401 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamsport 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 Williamsport 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.