Township government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Park Township took in $179 thousand and spent $144 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%Fees for services (road charges)17%Federal tax money16%State tax money13%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Lake Park 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%$96 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and road charges
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$28 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$24 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Lake Park 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
60%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$37 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)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake Park 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 Lake Park 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.