Township government · Fillmore County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sumner Township took in $254 thousand and spent $190 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%Fees for services0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes70%

Property tax
70%$177 thousand

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$29 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$45 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.5%Health and hospitals2.6%

What stands out

74%

of Sumner 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
74%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$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$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumner 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 Sumner 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.