Township government · Lyon County, MN

Lake Marshall Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Lake Marshall Township took in $155 thousand and spent $106 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money25%Federal tax money19%Fines and other1.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes54%

Property tax

54%$84 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services

0.6%$1 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government

19%$30 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

35%

of Lake Marshall Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

52%$55 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$55 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$37 thousand

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

Fire protection$37 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$14 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)$7 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake Marshall Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lake Marshall 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.