Township government · Pine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pokegama Township took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)29%Federal tax money12%State tax money8.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

29%

of Pokegama Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes49%

Property tax
46%$538 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$345 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$340 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$145 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$98 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%

What stands out

27%

of Pokegama 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
44%$613 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$613 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$376 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$376 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$254 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pokegama 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 Pokegama 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.