Township government · Mille Lacs County, MN

East Side Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Side Township took in $428 thousand and spent $442 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes88%Federal tax money8.2%State tax money3.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Township taxes88%

Property tax
86%$369 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$35 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%

What stands out

80%

of East Side 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
80%$352 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$53 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)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Side 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 East Side 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.