Township government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Dahlgren Township took in $528 thousand and spent $434 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%Federal tax money14%State tax money6.6%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.1%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes68%

Property tax
64%$340 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$74 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$35 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$24 thousand
Fines
1.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

40%

of Dahlgren 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
48%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$55 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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dahlgren Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dahlgren 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.