Township government · Clay County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Meckling Township took in $63 thousand and spent $26 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes100%

What stands out

51%

of Meckling Township's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes100%

Sales tax
51%$32 thousand
Property tax
46%$29 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs19%

What stands out

81%

of Meckling 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
81%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Meckling 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 Meckling 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.