Township government · Lake County, MN

Fall Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fall Lake Township took in $406 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
67%$274 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$31 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$69 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

25%

of Fall Lake 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fall Lake 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 Fall Lake 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.