Township government · Scott County, MN

Spring Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Lake Township took in $1.3 million and spent $898 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes77%Fines and other15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.6%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

15%

of Spring Lake 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 taxes77%

Property tax
74%$989 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$42 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

9.1%

of Spring Lake Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$232 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$153 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake 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.