Township government · Douglas County, MN

Leaf Valley Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leaf Valley Township took in $414 thousand and spent $327 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fines and other28%Fees for services (road charges)8.9%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money6.0%

What stands out

28%

of Leaf Valley Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
49%$201 thousand

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$25 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$37 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
28%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

37%

of Leaf Valley 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$115 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leaf Valley 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 Leaf Valley 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.