Township government · Otter Tail County, MN

Parkers Prairie Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parkers Prairie Township took in $148 thousand and spent $139 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money19%Federal tax money13%Fees for services2.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes65%

Property tax
65%$96 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$19 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$28 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Running the government and other costs9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%

What stands out

10%

of Parkers Prairie Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Parkers Prairie 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 Parkers Prairie 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.