Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arrowhead Township took in $162 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Federal tax money40%Fees for services7.4%Fines and other3.7%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

40%

of Arrowhead Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$77 thousand

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$65 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Arrowhead 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%

Running the government and other costs
65%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Arrowhead 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 Arrowhead 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.