Township government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gentilly Township took in $136 thousand and spent $85 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes52%State tax money31%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

32%

of Gentilly Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes52%

Other taxes

32%$43 thousand

What's in other taxesSeverance taxes

Severance taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

21%$28 thousand

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government

15%$21 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state

31%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

5.9%

of Gentilly 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

66%$56 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$56 thousand

Running the government and other costs

19%$16 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)$13 thousand
Other and not broken out$3 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.2%$7 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$7 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.9%$5 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.2%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gentilly 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 Gentilly 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.