Township government · Murray County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shetek Township took in $177 thousand and spent $176 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money22%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other5.6%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

9%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$111 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$16 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$39 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals3.4%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

72%

of Shetek 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%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$26 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)$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shetek 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 Shetek 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.