Township government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Southside Township took in $724 thousand and spent $784 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%Fines and other20%Federal tax money12%State tax money4.4%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Southside Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes63%

Property tax
63%$456 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$88 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Southside 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
62%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$487 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Southside 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 Southside 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.