Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Erin Township took in $321 thousand and spent $272 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%Federal tax money15%State tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$237 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$49 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

22%

of Erin 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
64%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$37 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)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Erin 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.