Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

Deer Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deer Creek Township took in $118 thousand and spent $83 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money27%Federal tax money16%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes54%

Property tax
54%$64 thousand

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$19 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%

What stands out

72%

of Deer Creek 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
72%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$17 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)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek 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.