Township government · Minnehaha County, SD

Dell Rapids Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dell Rapids Township took in $206 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes78%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)8.3%County and local tax money4.9%

What stands out

61%

of Dell Rapids 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 taxes78%

Other taxes
61%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$124 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$35 thousand

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$10 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Roads, transit and parking38%Health and hospitals1.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.2%

What stands out

59%

of Dell Rapids Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$99 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.2%$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

Dell Rapids 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 Dell Rapids 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.