Township government · Waseca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Mary Township took in $203 thousand and spent $107 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money47%Township taxes38%State tax money15%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

47%

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

Township taxes38%

Property tax
38%$77 thousand

Federal tax money47%

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

From the federal government
47%$95 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%

What stands out

20%

of St. Mary 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
67%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$14 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)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Mary Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 St. Mary 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.