Township government · Mower County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Austin Township took in $315 thousand and spent $216 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Federal tax money15%State tax money10%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$229 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$47 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Austin 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
47%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Austin 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 Austin 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.