Township government · Yellow Medicine County, MN

Minnesota Falls Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minnesota Falls Township took in $244 thousand and spent $155 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money45%Township taxes38%State tax money16%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

45%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$93 thousand

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$111 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$39 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%

What stands out

83%

of Minnesota Falls Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$18 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)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Minnesota Falls 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 Minnesota Falls 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.