Township government · Lyon County, MN

Rock Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rock Lake Township took in $218 thousand and spent $101 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%Federal tax money28%State tax money21%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

28%

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

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$105 thousand

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$61 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$46 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources5.9%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

5.9%

of Rock Lake Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.9%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rock Lake 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 Rock Lake 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.