Township government · Nobles County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Leota Township took in $171 thousand and spent $81 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money39%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$82 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 money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$21 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Leota 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
54%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$25 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$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leota 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 Leota 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.