Township government · Carlton County, MN

Perch Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perch Lake Township took in $270 thousand and spent $161 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes55%Federal tax money22%Fines and other16%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money1.9%Fees for services (road charges)1.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Township taxes55%

Property tax
55%$148 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$59 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$13 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$5 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%

What stands out

45%

of Perch Lake Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$73 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)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perch Lake 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 Perch Lake 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.