Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatland Township took in $405 thousand and spent $311 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes73%Federal tax money18%State tax money9.4%

What stands out

18%

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

Township taxes73%

Property tax
73%$295 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$71 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

19%

of Wheatland 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
64%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$47 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)$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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.