Township government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Mercier Township took in $72 thousand and spent $60 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes67%State tax money26%County and local tax money6.9%

What stands out

6.9%

of Mercier 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 taxes67%

Property tax

67%$48 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state

26%$19 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

6.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking90%Running the government and other costs6.7%Sent to other local governments3.3%

What stands out

90%

of Mercier 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

90%$54 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$54 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.7%$4 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Other and not broken out$1 thousand

Sent to other local governments

3.3%$2 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercier 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 Mercier 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.