Township government · Stearns County, MN

St. Joseph Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Joseph Township took in $707 thousand and spent $315 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes84%Federal tax money10%State tax money3.5%Fines and other1.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.4%

What stands out

10%

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

Township taxes84%

Property tax
82%$578 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Severance taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$73 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%

What stands out

21%

of St. Joseph 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
56%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$68 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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.