Township government · Brown County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford Township took in $413 thousand and spent $259 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Fines and other17%State tax money11%Federal tax money9.0%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)7.0%

What stands out

17%

of Milford 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 taxes55%

Property tax

51%$211 thousand

Sales tax

4.4%$18 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services

7.0%$29 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges

Sewer$24 thousand
Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government

9.0%$37 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state

11%$47 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other

17%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Interest on debt6.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Milford Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

54%$141 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$141 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$34 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)$18 thousand
Other and not broken out$16 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$33 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$33 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.3%$19 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Interest on debt

6.9%$18 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

5.4%$14 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems

Sewer systems$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Milford 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 Milford 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.