Township government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waconia Township took in $260 thousand and spent $356 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes74%State tax money13%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (road charges)5.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

5.4%

of Waconia Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes74%

Property tax
74%$193 thousand

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$33 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$12 thousand
Fines
2.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Waconia 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
47%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$100 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)$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waconia Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Waconia 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.