ZIP 66782 · Ross Township, KS

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 66782: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Kansas governments, the Kansas Department of Administration, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 66782?
66782 is served by the State of Kansas, Cherokee County, Ross Township, Cherokee Unified School District 247 and the City of West Mineral. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Kansas spent $27.9 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cherokee County spent $13.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Ross Township took in $16 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Cherokee Unified School District 247 spent $9.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of West Mineral spent $219 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 66782?
Of the governments serving 66782, State of Kansas collected $953 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cherokee County collected $9.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Cherokee Unified School District 247 collected $1.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of West Mineral collected $37 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Ross Township collected $16 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 66782.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cherokee County, Ross Township, West Mineral and Cherokee Unified School District 247

Why not this year? Kansas governments with newer filings show figures from the Kansas Department of Administration (for 2024). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 66782

State of Kansas$953 million

3.3% of its $28.7 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Cherokee County$9.0 million

57% of its $15.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Cherokee Unified School District 247$1.3 million

14% of its $9.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of West Mineral$37 thousand

18% of its $206 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Ross Township$16 thousand

100% of its $16 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cherokee County

$13.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

County taxes78%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer)5.1%Fines and other1.9%
Full Cherokee County breakdown

What stands out

20%

of Cherokee County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
57%$9.0 million
Sales tax
20%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$232 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$81 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$815 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$701 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$309 thousand
Cherokee County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals10%Environment and natural resources1.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

27%

of Cherokee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Cherokee County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$826 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$532 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$372 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$239 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$239 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Cherokee County page →

Your cities and towns

City of West Mineral

$219 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Kansas Department of Administration.

About 97% of this ZIP is in West Mineral.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services54%City taxes33%Fines and other8.0%State tax money5.1%
Full West Mineral breakdown

City taxes33%

Property tax
18%$37 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$18 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$14 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$111 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$16 thousand
West Mineral page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking1.3%
Full West Mineral breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$83 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.1%$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$3 thousand
West Mineral page →

Your schools

Cherokee Unified School District 247

$9.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money78%School district taxes14%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money2.1%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%
Full Cherokee Unified School District 247 breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Cherokee Unified School District 247's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes14%

Property tax
14%$1.3 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$88 thousand
  • School lunches$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money78%

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

From the state
78%$7.0 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$188 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$375 thousand
Cherokee Unified School District 247 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Cherokee Unified School District 247's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Full Cherokee Unified School District 247 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$9.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1 thousand
Cherokee Unified School District 247 page →

Your state

State of Kansas

$27.9 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes45%Federal tax money25%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)23%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

of Kansas' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Kansas breakdown

State taxes45%

Individual income tax
16%$4.50 billion
Sales tax
15%$4.33 billion
Other taxes
6.3%$1.80 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; motor fuel taxes and 15 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$514 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$458 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$251 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$171 million
  • Tobacco taxes$105 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$90.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$65.1 million
  • Severance taxes$35.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$32.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$32.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$10.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$4.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$314 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.1%$1.47 billion
Property tax
3.3%$953 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$6.52 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$4.55 billion
  • College tuition$815 million
  • Other service charges$479 million
  • University housing and dining$462 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$148 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$47.6 million
  • Housing$11.6 million
  • Other education charges$5.0 million
  • Road charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$736 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$7.15 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$51.9 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.92 billion
Fines
0.1%$36.1 million
Kansas page →

Where the money goes

Social services25%Sent to local governments24%Health and hospitals19%Schools and colleges15%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

19%

of Kansas' spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Kansas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$6.92 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.82 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$54.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$21.8 million
  • Veterans' services$15.5 million
Sent to local governments
24%$6.76 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$5.82 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$279 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$225 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$91.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$57.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$19.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$12.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$5.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$5.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$5.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$5.31 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.73 billion
  • Public health$575 million
Schools and colleges
15%$4.09 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$648 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$274 million
  • Other education$219 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$2.00 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.85 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$141 million
  • Airports$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$1.14 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$459 million
  • Courts and legal services$340 million
  • Police$193 million
  • Inspections and regulation$97.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$47.9 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.11 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$423 million
  • Other and not broken out$418 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 million
  • Government buildings$31.3 million
  • Other government administration$20.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$286 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$286 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$135 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$125 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$52.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47.7 million
  • Libraries$4.5 million
Kansas page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Kansas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cherokee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Ross Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Cherokee Unified School District 247. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of West Mineral. Kansas Department of Administration, Municipal Services, audited financial statement (regulatory basis), fiscal year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Kansas city, county and township figures come from the audit each government filed with the Kansas Department of Administration, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2024, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Most report on the state's cash basis; the larger cities and counties file full audited annual reports covering their governmental funds and enterprise funds such as water, sewer and electric. Transfers between a government's own funds and borrowed money are not counted. Debt payments include principal as well as interest.

Cash basis. West Mineral reports on the state's cash basis, so these are money received and paid out during the year, and a year with a big construction project or loan repayment can show more spending than revenue.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.