Township government · Marshall County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Spruce Valley Township took in $102 thousand and spent $94 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money44%Fees for services (road charges)2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Spruce Valley Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Property tax
39%$40 thousand
Other taxes
15%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Health and hospitals3.2%

What stands out

19%

of Spruce Valley Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$15 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$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spruce Valley Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Spruce 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.