Township government · Scott County, MN

Belle Plaine Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belle Plaine Township took in $496 thousand and spent $446 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money10%State tax money7.1%Fees for services (road charges)3.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
73%$363 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$52 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$35 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%

What stands out

22%

of Belle Plaine 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
59%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$84 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)$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine 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.