Township government · Carlton County, MN

Twin Lakes Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Twin Lakes Township took in $5.5 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Township taxes21%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money2.2%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)1.4%

What stands out

66%

of Twin Lakes Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes21%

Property tax
21%$1.1 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and road charges
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$120 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$3.6 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$544 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking92%Running the government and other costs2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

92%

of Twin Lakes 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
92%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
2.4%$103 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)$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes 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.