Township government · Houston County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brownsville Township took in $313 thousand and spent $247 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%State tax money11%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

8%

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

Township taxes79%

Property tax
79%$246 thousand

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$25 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$34 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Brownsville 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
70%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$21 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)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brownsville 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 Brownsville 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.