Township government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Martin Township took in $228 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes72%Federal tax money13%State tax money13%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Township taxes72%

Property tax
71%$163 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes
  • Severance taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$30 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$30 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

73%

of St. Martin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$23 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Martin 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. Martin 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.