Township government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo Township took in $698 thousand and spent $892 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes79%Federal tax money15%State tax money5.2%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Buffalo 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
76%$531 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and severance taxes
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Severance taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 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%$104 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$36 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%

What stands out

79%

of Buffalo Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$704 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$704 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$97 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$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.