Township government · Minnehaha County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2024), Buffalo Township took in $220 thousand and spent $189 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money98%Township taxes1.8%

What stands out

98%

of Buffalo Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Township taxes1.8%

Property tax

1.8%$4 thousand

State tax money98%

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

From the state

98%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Running the government and other costs1.1%

What stands out

90%

of Buffalo 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

90%$171 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$171 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.5%$16 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$16 thousand

Running the government and other costs

1.1%$2 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buffalo Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Buffalo 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.