Township government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockford Township took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes90%State tax money4.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.0%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

89%

of Rockford Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes90%

Property tax
89%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and severance taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Severance taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$38 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$14 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$56 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

71%

of Rockford 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
71%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$249 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)$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockford 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 Rockford 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.