Township government · Becker County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Round Lake Township took in $134 thousand and spent $96 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money23%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (transit fares)1.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Township taxes67%

Property tax

63%$84 thousand

Other taxes

4.5%$6 thousand

What's in other taxesSeverance taxes

Severance taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services

1.5%$2 thousand

What's in fees for servicesTransit fares

Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government

7.5%$10 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state

23%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other

0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs22%

What stands out

25%

of Round Lake 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

53%$51 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$51 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

25%$24 thousand

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

Fire protection$24 thousand

Running the government and other costs

22%$21 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$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Round 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 Round 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.