Township government · Goodhue County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Welch Township took in $403 thousand and spent $435 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes65%Federal tax money15%State tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)8.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

15%

of Welch Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes65%

Property tax
60%$242 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes and other licenses
  • Severance taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$60 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs6.9%

What stands out

14%

of Welch Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$279 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$30 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)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Welch 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 Welch 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.