Township government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglas Township took in $472 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 money11%State tax money5.9%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Douglas 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
73%$344 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$50 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$28 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources1.6%

What stands out

30%

of Douglas Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$90 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)$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.