Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shieldsville Township took in $340 thousand and spent $212 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes64%Federal tax money19%State tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)4.7%County and local tax money0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Township taxes64%

Property tax
64%$216 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$65 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$40 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%

What stands out

17%

of Shieldsville 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
55%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$59 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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shieldsville 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 Shieldsville 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.