Township government · Scott County, MN

Sand Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Sand Creek Township took in $786 thousand and spent $768 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Federal tax money11%State tax money9.7%Fees for services1.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes78%

Property tax
77%$609 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$89 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

19%

of Sand Creek 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
62%$478 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$478 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$149 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$120 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sand Creek Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sand Creek 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.