Township government · Jones County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Okaton Township took in $10 thousand and spent $4 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%County and local tax money20%Fines and other10%

What stands out

40%

of Okaton 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 taxes70%

Other taxes
40%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
30%$3 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$2 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals25%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs25%

What stands out

25%

of Okaton Township's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Okaton 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 Okaton 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.