Township government · Winona County, MN

Mount Vernon Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Vernon Township took in $179 thousand and spent $107 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes68%State tax money22%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

8.4%

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

Township taxes68%

Property tax
68%$121 thousand

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$15 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%

What stands out

20%

of Mount Vernon 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
59%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$23 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon 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.