Township government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Lessor Township took in $107 thousand and spent $82 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money34%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
50%$53 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$10 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$36 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Lessor 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
65%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$17 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)$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lessor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lessor 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.