Township government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Valley Township took in $293 thousand and spent $188 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes41%Federal tax money34%State tax money20%County and local tax money4.1%Fees for services0.7%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Township taxes41%

Property tax
41%$120 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$100 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$58 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

19%

of Spring Valley 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
65%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$19 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)$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spring Valley 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 Valley 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.