Township government · Polk County, MN

Sullivan Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sullivan Township took in $125 thousand and spent $116 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes63%State tax money29%Federal tax money8.0%

What stands out

8%

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

Township taxes63%

Property tax
62%$78 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$10 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%

What stands out

77%

of Sullivan 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
77%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$18 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)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.