Township government · Watonwan County, MN

South Branch Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Branch Township took in $135 thousand and spent $116 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money30%

What stands out

30%

of South Branch Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$94 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

72%

of South Branch 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%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$19 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$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

South Branch 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 South Branch 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.