Township government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Transit Township took in $171 thousand and spent $246 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money17%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

10%

of Transit 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%$119 thousand

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$17 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$29 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Health and hospitals4.1%

What stands out

77%

of Transit 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%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$24 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$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Transit 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 Transit 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.