Township government · Goodhue County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goodhue Township took in $281 thousand and spent $206 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money14%Federal tax money10%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$214 thousand

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$29 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

81%

of Goodhue 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%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Goodhue 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 Goodhue 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.