Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Breitung Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes39%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)25%State tax money14%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

25%

of Breitung Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes39%

Property tax
39%$603 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$378 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$180 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$133 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$221 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$160 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Breitung Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$684 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$684 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$284 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$201 thousand
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$199 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$153 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Breitung 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 Breitung 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.