Township government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Aurora Township took in $167 thousand and spent $72 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Township taxes47%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Aurora Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Property tax
32%$53 thousand
Other taxes
15%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$85 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%

What stands out

83%

of Aurora 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
83%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aurora Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Aurora 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.