Township government · Union County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Jefferson Township took in $138 thousand and spent $171 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes91%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

22%

of Jefferson 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 taxes91%

Property tax
69%$95 thousand
Other taxes
22%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

83%

of Jefferson 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%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.