Township government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), May Township took in $1.1 million and spent $930 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes86%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.8%Fines and other3.4%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

10%

of May Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes86%

Property tax
76%$877 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Severance taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$31 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

23%

of May 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
45%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$271 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$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$211 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

May 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 May 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.