Township government · Pipestone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sweet Township took in $209 thousand and spent $179 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%Township taxes31%State tax money30%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

39%

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

Township taxes31%

Property tax

31%$65 thousand

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government

39%$81 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state

30%$62 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other

0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%

What stands out

77%

of Sweet 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%$138 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$138 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.5%$17 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)$11 thousand
Other and not broken out$6 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.9%$16 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$16 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.5%$8 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sweet 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 Sweet 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.