Township government · Rice County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheeling Township took in $286 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%Federal tax money11%State tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)1.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$217 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$32 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%

What stands out

68%

of Wheeling Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$37 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)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$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

Wheeling 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 Wheeling 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.