Township government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vermillion Township took in $762 thousand and spent $495 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%Fines and other14%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Vermillion Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes70%

Property tax
63%$483 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and severance taxes
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Severance taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$68 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$52 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%

What stands out

28%

of Vermillion 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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$252 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$252 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$105 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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.