Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Northfield Township took in $341 thousand and spent $276 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Federal tax money14%State tax money8.8%Fees for services (road charges)8.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

Township taxes69%

Property tax
68%$231 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$48 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$30 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Northfield 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
56%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$84 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)$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Northfield 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 Northfield 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.