Township government · St Louis County, MN

Vermilion Lake Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vermilion Lake Township took in $150 thousand and spent $126 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes37%Federal tax money10%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

53%

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

Township taxes37%

Property tax
37%$55 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$15 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails75%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

75%

of Vermilion Lake Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
75%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vermilion Lake 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 Vermilion Lake 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.