Township government · Marshall County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Hamilton Township took in $21 thousand and spent $13 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes76%State tax money24%

What stands out

76%

of Hamilton Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes76%

Property tax
76%$16 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs7.7%

What stands out

46%

of Hamilton Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
46%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hamilton 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.