Township government · Freeborn County, MN

Shell Rock Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shell Rock Township took in $130 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%State tax money21%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

78%

of Shell Rock Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes78%

Property tax

78%$101 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state

21%$27 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%

What stands out

18%

of Shell Rock 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

66%$77 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$77 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$21 thousand

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

Fire protection$21 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$19 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)$13 thousand
Other and not broken out$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock 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.