Township government · Yellow Medicine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Posen Township took in $128 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes61%State tax money30%Federal tax money8.6%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Township taxes61%

Property tax
61%$78 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$11 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

70%

of Posen Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$22 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Posen 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 Posen 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.