Township government · Goodhue County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Featherstone Township took in $265 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money16%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)3.4%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
63%$167 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$1 thousand
  • Severance taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$42 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$39 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

81%

of Featherstone 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
81%$154 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$26 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)$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Featherstone 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 Featherstone 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.