Township government · Douglas County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Independence Township took in $50 thousand and spent $42 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes60%County and local tax money40%

What stands out

40%

of Independence Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes60%

Property tax
40%$20 thousand
Other taxes
20%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs12%

What stands out

88%

of Independence 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
88%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Independence 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 Independence 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.