Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bridgewater Township took in $742 thousand and spent $586 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%County and local tax money20%Federal tax money13%State tax money9.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Bridgewater Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
48%$358 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Severance taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$100 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$69 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$145 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

46%

of Bridgewater Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$268 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$210 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater 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.