Township government · Aitkin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shamrock Township took in $1.0 million and spent $900 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.0%

What stands out

7%

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

Township taxes84%

Property tax
83%$836 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$71 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

7%

of Shamrock Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$370 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$298 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$346 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shamrock 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 Shamrock 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.