Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Forest Township took in $481 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)17%Federal tax money15%State tax money8.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

17%

of Forest Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes58%

Property tax
58%$279 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$76 thousand
  • Road charges$5 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%$71 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Forest Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$74 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$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Forest 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 Forest 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.