Township government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Riverdale Township took in $153 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money1.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.7%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax

63%$96 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services

0.7%$1 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$1 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%$20 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state

22%$34 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

77%

of Riverdale 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

77%$143 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$143 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$20 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)$10 thousand
Other and not broken out$10 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

9.7%$18 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$18 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.6%$3 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$1 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riverdale Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Riverdale 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.