Township government · Wadena County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockwood Township took in $54 thousand and spent $43 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%State tax money33%Fees for services (road charges)1.9%

What stands out

33%

of Rockwood Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
65%$35 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%

What stands out

4.7%

of Rockwood Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$11 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)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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.