Township government · Murray County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Skandia Township took in $150 thousand and spent $150 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money22%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

6%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$105 thousand

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$9 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$33 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Skandia 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
81%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$16 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)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Skandia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Skandia 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.