Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greenwood Township took in $319 thousand and spent $623 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes40%State tax money28%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Greenwood 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 taxes40%

Property tax
35%$111 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$40 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$89 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking1.6%

What stands out

18%

of Greenwood Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$321 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$241 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$178 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greenwood Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Greenwood 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.