Township government · Olmsted County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochester Township took in $1.3 million and spent $984 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes85%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other2.6%State tax money2.2%Fees for services (road charges)2.1%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Township taxes85%

Property tax
85%$1.1 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$104 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%

What stands out

24%

of Rochester Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$594 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$594 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$232 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$158 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)$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rochester 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 Rochester 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.