Township government · Polk County, MN

Hill River Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hill River Township took in $91 thousand and spent $75 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%State tax money40%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (road charges)1.1%

What stands out

40%

of Hill River Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
54%$49 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%

What stands out

6.7%

of Hill River 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
68%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$12 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)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hill River 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 Hill River 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.