Township government · Faribault County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seely Township took in $129 thousand and spent $57 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%State tax money29%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

7.8%

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

Township taxes60%

Property tax

60%$77 thousand

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government

7.8%$10 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state

29%$37 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other

3.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Health and hospitals3.5%

What stands out

77%

of Seely 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

77%$44 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$44 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$8 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.3%$3 thousand

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

Fire protection$3 thousand

Health and hospitals

3.5%$2 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Seely 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 Seely 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.