Township government · Yellow Medicine County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sandnes Township took in $132 thousand and spent $92 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money23%Federal tax money7.6%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$92 thousand

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$10 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

72%

of Sandnes 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
72%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$15 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$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandnes 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 Sandnes 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.