Township government · St Louis County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), White Township took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes48%State tax money24%Fines and other15%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)10%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

15%

of White 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 taxes48%

Property tax
48%$1.3 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$266 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Road charges$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$86 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$614 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$381 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

7.7%

of White 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
63%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$571 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$399 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.