Township government · Wright County, MN

Silver Creek Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silver Creek Township took in $1.2 million and spent $820 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%State tax money5.2%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.8%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

90%

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

Township taxes91%

Property tax
90%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.6%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$9 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$60 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$21 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%

What stands out

67%

of Silver Creek 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
67%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$187 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$124 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Silver Creek Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Silver Creek 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.