Township government · Houston County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheldon Township took in $169 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Federal tax money31%State tax money12%

What stands out

31%

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

Township taxes57%

Property tax

57%$96 thousand

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government

31%$53 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state

12%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

80%

of Sheldon 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

80%$114 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$114 thousand

Running the government and other costs

10%$15 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)$8 thousand
Other and not broken out$7 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.2%$6 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.8%$4 thousand

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

Fire protection$4 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.1%$3 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.7%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheldon 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 Sheldon 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.