Township government · Jackson County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Petersburg Township took in $199 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%State tax money21%Fines and other15%

What stands out

15%

of Petersburg Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes64%

Property tax
64%$128 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$42 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%

What stands out

10%

of Petersburg Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$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

Petersburg 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 Petersburg 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.