Township government · Blue Earth County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Decoria Township took in $505 thousand and spent $304 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money12%State tax money7.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
78%$393 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$60 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Decoria 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
53%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$79 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$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decoria 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 Decoria 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.