Township government · Steele County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Deerfield Township took in $166 thousand and spent $115 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Federal tax money17%State tax money4.8%Fees for services0.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

17%

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

Township taxes77%

Property tax
77%$128 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$28 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%

What stands out

18%

of Deerfield 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
63%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$21 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$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deerfield 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 Deerfield 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.